FILTHILY

dirtily, filthily

(adverb) in a filthy unclean manner; “a dirtily dressed camel driver”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

filthily (comparative more filthily, superlative most filthily)

in a filthy manner

Source: Wiktionary


Filth"i*ly, adv.

Definition: In a filthy manner; foully.

FILTHY

Filth"y, a. [Compar. Filthier; superl. Filthiest.]

Definition: Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. "In the filthy-mantled pool." Shak. He which is filthy let him be filthy still. Rev. xxii. 11.

Syn.

– Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross; vulgar; licentious. See Nasty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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