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Dictionary: filth·y   (fĭl'thē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty. See synonyms at dirty.
  2. Obscene; scatological.
  3. Vile; nasty: a filthy traitor.
filthily filth'i·ly adv.
filthiness filth'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Covered or stained with or as if with dirt or other impurities: black, dirty, grimy, grubby, smutty, soiled, unclean, uncleanly. See clean/dirty.
  2. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: foul, nasty, squalid, vile. See clean/dirty.
  3. Offensive to accepted standards of decency: barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar. Slang raunchy. See decent/indecent.
  4. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.

Antonyms: filthy
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adj

Definition: dirty, polluted
Antonyms: clean, pure, sterile, unpolluted

adj

Definition: vulgar, obscene
Antonyms: chaste, clean, decent, pure


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Very dirty.

pronunciation The child had to take a bath because he was so filthy.

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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
  Synonyms: foul, nasty

Meaning #2: vile; despicable
  Synonyms: dirty, lousy

Meaning #3: (informal) thoroughly unpleasant
  Synonyms: foul, nasty, vile

Meaning #4: characterized by obscenity
  Synonyms: foul, nasty, smutty


 
 
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