smutty

American  

[smuht-ee] / ˈsmʌt i /

adjective

smuttier, smuttiest

1. soiled with smut; grimy.

2. indecent or obscene, as talk or writing.

   a smutty novel.

3. given to indecent or obscene talk, writing, etc., as a person.

4. (of plants) affected with smut.

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Other Word Forms

• smuttily adverb
• smuttiness noun
• unsmutty adjective

Etymology

Origin of smutty

First recorded in 1590–1600; smut + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Although some of Newman’s words in the letters his daughter discovered were “bawdy” and “naughty,” Melissa Newman clarified that they were “not smutty.”

From Los Angeles Times

This isn’t about literature being titillating, smutty or profane.

From Washington Post

But it was their songcraft and musicianship that ruled the day, rather than their penchant for smutty lyrics.

From Salon

An ancient quarry near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, for example, has offered a smutty glimpse into the lives of the Roman soldiers who built the famous fortification.

From Fox News

His mother was a homemaker; his father was a salesman and a somewhat puritanical theatergoer who was said to have shouted “Ladies present!” when comedians performed smutty material.

From Washington Post