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filthy

[ fil-thee ]

adjective

filthier, filthiest.
  1. foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
  2. filthy language.

  3. contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable:

    to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.

  4. (of money) abundantly supplied (often followed by with ):

    They're filthy with money.

  5. Slang. (especially in sports) formidable: knocked down by a filthy right hook.

    a young rookie with a filthy curveball;

    knocked down by a filthy right hook.



verb (used with object)

filthied, filthying.
  1. to make filthy; foul.

filthy

/ ˈɪθɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
  2. offensive or vicious

    that was a filthy trick to play

  3. informal.
    extremely unpleasant

    filthy weather

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. extremely; disgustingly

    filthy rich

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈھٳ󾱲Ա, noun
  • ˈھٳ󾱱, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ھٳ·· adverb
  • ھٳ··Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of filthy1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; filth, -y 1
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
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Synonym Study

See dirty.
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Example Sentences

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"While I was there my bed sheets were changed just once in a week. My legs wouldn't stop oozing so the sheets were filthy. I was worried about picking up another infection."

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Each year as the weather begins to get warmer, fires bubble to the surface and filthy smoke makes locals choke.

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Coolidge gets off some great, filthy quips as the camera lingers on her cleavage.

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His hotel room was old-fashioned and filthy, he said, resembling "his grandma's living room".

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"I'm pretty perplexed right now how many people are filthy rich like me and aggressively trying to get richer."

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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