filthy
foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
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.
Slang. (especially in sports) formidable: a young rookie with a filthy curveball; knocked down by a filthy right hook.
Idioms about filthy
filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
Origin of filthy
1synonym study For filthy
Other words from filthy
- filth·i·ly, adverb
- filth·i·ness, noun
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How to use filthy in a sentence
A few years ago it was in collapse—filthily housed, educationally demoralized, heavily indebted.
The Women of Tomorrow | William HardDost thou bless God, and talk filthily with the same tongue?
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) | Richard BaxterAt the end of one long and filthily dirty street she paused and looked about her.
A Bid for Fortune | Guy BoothbyAll the hovels have nearly the same form and dimensions, and all agree in being filthily dirty.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World | Charles DarwinWhile this was going on, Mr. Pickwick had been eyeing the room, which was filthily dirty, and smelt intolerably close.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for filthy
/ (ˈfɪlθɪ) /
characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
offensive or vicious: that was a filthy trick to play
informal, mainly British extremely unpleasant: filthy weather
extremely; disgustingly: filthy rich
Derived forms of filthy
- filthily, adverb
- filthiness, noun
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