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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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Etymology

Origin of smutty

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

Example Sentences

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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

Thus on a smutty tongue does truth take the form of a lie, provided the lie cannot dress itself in that of truth.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

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