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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. vile; vulgar; obscene: filthy language.
  3. contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable: to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.
  4. (of money) abundantly supplied (often followed by with): They're filthy with money.
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verb (used with object), filth·ied, filth·y·ing.
  1. to make filthy; foul.
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Idioms
  1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
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Origin of filthy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at filth, -y1
Related formsfilth·i·ly, adverbfilth·i·ness, noun

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1. See dirty.
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filthy

adjective filthier or filthiest
  1. characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
  2. offensive or viciousthat was a filthy trick to play
  3. informal, mainly British extremely unpleasantfilthy weather
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adverb
  1. extremely; disgustinglyfilthy rich
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Derived Formsfilthily, adverbfilthiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for filthiest

filthy

adj.

late 12c., fulthe, "corrupt, sinful," from filth + -y (2). Meaning "physically unclean" is from late 14c. Meaning "morally dirty, obscene" is from 1530s.

In early use often hardly more emphatic than the mod. dirty; it is now a violent expression of disgust, seldom employed in polite colloquial speech. [OED]

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