Filthy

Filthy
Filthy Filth"y, a. [Compar. {Filthier}; superl. {Filthiest}.] Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene. ``In the filthy-mantled pool.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

He which is filthy let him be filthy still. --Rev. xxii. 11.

Syn: Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross; vulgar; licentious. See {Nasty}. [1913 Webster]


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  • filthy — (adj.) late 12c., fulthe, corrupt, sinful, from FILTH (Cf. filth) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning physically unclean is from late 14c. Meaning morally dirty, obscene is from 1530s. In early use often hardly more emphatic than the mod. dirty; it is now a …   Etymology dictionary

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  • filthy — [fil′thē] adj. filthier, filthiest [ME filthi] 1. full of filth; disgustingly foul 2. grossly obscene 3. morally vicious or corrupt SYN. DIRTY filthily adv. filthiness n …   English World dictionary

  • filthy — filth|y1 S3 [ˈfılθi] adj comparative filthier superlative filthiest 1.) very dirty ▪ The house was filthy, with clothes and newspapers strewn everywhere. 2.) showing or describing sexual acts in a very rude or offensive way filthy… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • filthy — [[t]fɪ̱lθi[/t]] filthier, filthiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is filthy is very dirty indeed. He never washed, and always wore a filthy old jacket. Syn: grimy 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as filthy, you mean that you… …   English dictionary

  • filthy — I UK [ˈfɪlθɪ] / US adjective Word forms filthy : adjective filthy comparative filthier superlative filthiest * 1) very dirty 2) informal very offensive, usually because of dealing with sex in an unpleasant way filthy language 3) British informal… …   English dictionary

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