filthy

[ fil-thee ]

/ ˈfɪl θi /

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adjective, filth·i·er, filth·i·est.

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), filth·ied, filth·y·ing.

to make filthy; foul.

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Idioms

filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

Origin of filthy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at filth, -y¹

Related formsfilth·i·ly, adverbfilth·i·ness, noun

Synonym study

1. See dirty.

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You better take it before your filthy fraudulent self is bared to the nation.
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During the heated contest versus Big Piney, Kane tells us that even the referee told him, “You guys are nothing but filthy slobs.”
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What looks like filthy chaos at the moment is actually the kinetic energy that gives birth to modern metropolises.
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Will she be compelled in a moment to drink that filthy water?
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A filthy scramble left him smeared and disheveled on the summit.
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I got them to give "Tex" a little water, but it was too filthy for me to drink.
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No deeper accusation could be brought against Christianity than that it calls righteousness "filthy rags."
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British Dictionary definitions for filthy

filthy

/ (ˈfɪlθɪ) /

adjective filthier or filthiest

characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene

offensive or viciousthat was a filthy trick to play

informal, mainly British extremely unpleasantfilthy weather

adverb

extremely; disgustinglyfilthy rich

Derived Formsfilthily, adverbfilthiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for filthy

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]

Related: Filthiness.

filthy

adjective, filth·i·er, filth·i·est.

verb (used with object), filth·ied, filth·y·ing.

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