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filthy

UK/ˈfɪlθi/ US/ˈfɪlθi/ common slang

adjective

1.

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

  • “as filthy as a pigsty”
  • “a foul pond”
  • “a nasty pigsty of a room”
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2.

vile; despicable

  • “a dirty (or lousy) trick”
  • “a filthy traitor”
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3.

thoroughly unpleasant

  • “filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we”
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4.

characterized by obscenity

  • “had a filthy mouth”
  • “foul language”
  • “smutty jokes”
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Origin

From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.

Phrases

  • filthy casual
  • filthy dirty
  • filthy lucre
  • filthy rich

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