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filthy
[fil-thee]
adjective
foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
filthy language.
contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable.
to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.
(of money) abundantly supplied (often followed bywith ).
They're filthy with money.
Slang.Ìý(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)
to make filthy; foul.
filthy
/ ˈ´Úɪ±ôθɪ /
adjective
characterized by or full of filth; very dirty or obscene
offensive or vicious
that was a filthy trick to play
informalÌýextremely unpleasant
filthy weather
adverb
extremely; disgustingly
filthy rich
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- filthily adverb
- filthiness noun
- ˈ´Ú¾±±ô³Ù³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ˈ´Ú¾±±ô³Ù³ó¾±±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the Israeli attacks extended Israel’s “filthy and bloodstained hand to commit a crime in our beloved country.â€
Thinking Seuss would thrive in a yard, he took to the streets, returning home filthy and ragged.
“This actually perpetuates the stereotype that downtown is dirty, filthy, unsafe,†Sebastián said.
Unlike the Roman prelate, though, Bukele is more than happy to keep his hands filthy with an unjust persecution.
“They want it to be pure and innocent, so that it’s digestible … when it’s always been a language of the people and it’s filthy.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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