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

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 • Sep. 10, 2019

Georgians, we believe, were smutty, and Victorians were prudes and hypocrites.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2019

The irony in all this is that Mr. Simpson once condemned smutty opposition research as a scourge on the body politic.

From Washington Times • Dec. 10, 2017

If you’ve heard that FX’s “You’re the Worst” is a smutty and subversive take on the relationship sitcom, but you haven’t watched it yet, you might be in for a surprise.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2015

Curious times they were, with their smutty railways and puffing old iron trains, their rum little houses and their horse vehicles.

From Tales of Space and Time by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)