FILTHY

filthy, foul, nasty

(adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; “as filthy as a pigsty”; “a foul pond”; “a nasty pigsty of a room”

cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty

(adjective) characterized by obscenity; “had a filthy mouth”; “foul language”; “smutty jokes”

dirty, filthy, lousy

(adjective) vile; despicable; “a dirty (or lousy) trick”; “a filthy traitor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

filthy (comparative filthier, superlative filthiest)

Covered with filth; very dirty.

Obscene or offensive.

Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

Synonyms

• (covered with filth): sleazy, slimy, grimy, horry

• (obscene): gruesome, smutty

Antonyms

• (covered with filth): pristine

• (obscene): holy, venerable

Verb

filthy (third-person singular simple present filthies, present participle filthying, simple past and past participle filthied)

(transitive) To make very dirty; to cover in filth.

Source: Wiktionary


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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