filthy

Use Filthy in a sentence

adjective

foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.

vile; vulgar; obscene: filthy language.

contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable: to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.

(of money) abundantly supplied (often followed by with ): They're filthy with money.

verb (used with object)

to make filthy; foul.

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Idioms

filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see filth, -y¹

Related forms

filth·i·ly, adverb

filth·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. See dirty.

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filthy (ˈfɪlθɪ)

—*adj* , filthier, filthiest
1.	characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
2.	offensive or vicious: that was a filthy trick to play
3.	informal chiefly (Brit) extremely unpleasant: filthy weather

—*adv*
4.	extremely; disgustingly: filthy rich

'filthily

—*adv*

'filthiness

—n

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Word Origin & History

filthy

late 12c., fulthe, corrupt, sinful, from filth + -y (2). Meaning physically unclean is from late 14c. Related: Filthiness.

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Example sentences

She held one up to the light, squinted at a filthy smudge-and was astonished to

see ghostly faces staring back at her.

Before long you'll be accomplishing filthy tricks that you once concluded were

inconceivable.

It could also make clean firms a lot of filthy cash.

But then again, the oil industry is quite powerful and politicians feed freely