filthy

[fil-thee]

adjective

filthier, filthiest 

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

2. 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 bywith ).

   They're filthy with money.

5. Slang.,  (especially in sports) formidable: knocked down by a filthy right hook.

   a young rookie with a filthy curveball;

   knocked down by a filthy right hook.

verb (used with object)

filthied, filthying 

1. to make filthy; foul.

filthy

/ ˈfɪlθɪ /

adjective

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

2. offensive or vicious

   that was a filthy trick to play

3. informal,  extremely unpleasant

   filthy weather

adverb

1. extremely; disgustingly

   filthy rich

Other Word Forms

• filthily adverb
• filthiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of filthy¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; filth, -y ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

Synonym Study

See dirty.

Example Sentences

Doctors at one of Gaza City's last functioning hospitals say they are overwhelmed with casualties from Israeli strikes and are having to carry out operations in filthy conditions with few or no anaesthetics.

From BBC

Seventy-eight springer spaniels were discovered living in a filthy house in South Yorkshire in April.

From BBC

County’s jails, describing filthy conditions, vermin and insect infestations, a lack of clean water and moldy and spoiled food.

From Los Angeles Times

She was honest to a fault and could connect with just about anyone, whether they were filthy rich or just managing to get by.

From Salon

“Part of them kind of admires someone who went out and made a killing in our capitalistic society ... and walked away filthy rich,” South said of voters’ dueling impulses.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• disheveled 
• grimy 
• grubby 
• grungy 
• muddy 
• nasty 
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• squalid