filthy

American  

[fil-thee] / ˈfɪl θi /

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.

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verb (used with object)

filthied, filthying

1. to make filthy; foul.

idioms

1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

filthy British  

/ 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

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adverb

1. extremely; disgustingly

   filthy rich

Related Words

See dirty.

Other Word Forms

• filthily adverb
• filthiness noun

Etymology

Origin of filthy

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

Example Sentences

Leqaa Kordia, 33, said in a statement through her lawyers last week that the facility’s “filthy” conditions made her ill and that the fall induced a seizure.

From Salon

"The smell is awful, very pungent. It is also unpleasant to look at. It looks filthy," said Nurhasanah, who like many Indonesians only has one name.

From Barron's

Like the moths of nearby Manchester that evolved from white to black to survive the Industrial Revolution, they’re products of their filthy environment.

From Los Angeles Times

They had dried their clothes as best they could and combed out their filthy hair, but they could not wash.

From Literature

But to see me you might not realize how filthy rich I am.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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