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filthy
[ fil-thee ]
adjective
- foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
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.
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to make filthy; foul.
filthy
/ ˈɪθɪ /
adjective
- characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
- offensive or vicious
that was a filthy trick to play
- informal.extremely unpleasant
filthy weather
adverb
- extremely; disgustingly
filthy rich
Derived Forms
- ˈھٳԱ, noun
- ˈھٳ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ھٳ·· adverb
- ھٳ··Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“This actually perpetuates the stereotype that downtown is dirty, filthy, unsafe,” Sebastián said.
Unlike the Roman prelate, though, Bukele is more than happy to keep his hands filthy with an unjust persecution.
“They want it to be pure and innocent, so that it’s digestible … when it’s always been a language of the people and it’s filthy.”
"While I was there my bed sheets were changed just once in a week. My legs wouldn't stop oozing so the sheets were filthy. I was worried about picking up another infection."
Each year as the weather begins to get warmer, fires bubble to the surface and filthy smoke makes locals choke.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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