Filthy
adj, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt. transitive
"In the years following World War Two, Americans cut down vast forests, built thousands of factories, assembled millions of atmospherically toxic automobiles, and filthied the water throughout North America."
- 2 To cover in filth. transitive
"He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood."
- 1 Covered with filth; very dirty.
"The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material."
- 2 Obscene or offensive.
"Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses."
- 3 Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
- 4 Angry; upset; severely annoyed. Australia, slang
"Terrific fun it was. My best mate saved me, and the teacher was filthy."
- 1 disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter wordnet
- 2 characterized by obscenity wordnet
- 3 vile; despicable wordnet
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More examples"Stop telling those filthy stories."
Etymology
From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.
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