How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Filthy — is a word used to describe something unclean, and in slang cases, obscene or unpleasant things. And many people use this word to describe something awesome.Filthy may also refer to: * Filthy (film) (see Hayden Schlossberg, Jon Hurwitz). * The… … Wikipedia
filthy — ► ADJECTIVE (filthier, filthiest) 1) disgustingly dirty. 2) obscene and offensive. 3) informal very unpleasant or disagreeable: filthy weather . ► ADVERB informal ▪ extremely: filthy rich. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
filthy — [adj1] dirty, polluted begrimed, black, blackened, cruddy*, crummy*, disheveled, fecal, feculent, foul, grimy*, gross*, grubby*, grungy*, impure, loathsome, miry, mucky*, muddy, nasty, obscene, offensive, putrid, repulsive, revolting, scummy,… … New thesaurus
filthy — index objectionable, repulsive, salacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
filthy — *dirty, foul, squalid, nasty Analogous words: slovenly, unkempt, disheveled, sloppy, *slipshod: Offensive, loathsome, repulsive, revolting Antonyms: neat, spick and span Contrasted words: cleaned, cleansed (see CLEAN vb): Olean, cleanly: tidy,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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
