filthy

[ fil-thee ]
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adjective,filth·i·er, filth·i·est.
  1. foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.

  2. vulgar; obscene: filthy language.

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

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

  3. Slang. (especially in sports) formidable: a young rookie with a filthy curveball; knocked down by a filthy right hook.

verb (used with object),filth·ied, filth·y·ing.
  1. to make filthy; foul.

Idioms about filthy

  1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

Origin of filthy

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see origin at filth, -y1

synonym study For filthy

1. See dirty.

Other words from filthy

  • filth·i·ly, adverb
  • filth·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby filthy

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How to use filthy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for filthy

filthy

/ (ˈfɪlθɪ) /


adjectivefilthier or filthiest
  1. characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene

  2. offensive or vicious: that was a filthy trick to play

  1. informal, mainly British extremely unpleasant: filthy weather

adverb
  1. extremely; disgustingly: filthy rich

Derived forms of filthy

  • filthily, adverb
  • filthiness, noun

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