filthy

[ fil-thee ]

adjective

, filth·i·er, filth·i·est.

1. foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
2. vulgar; obscene:

   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)

, filth·ied, filth·y·ing.

1. to make filthy; foul.

filthy

/ ˈfɪlθɪ /

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

adverb

1. extremely; disgustingly

   filthy rich

Derived Forms

• ˈfilthiness, noun
• ˈfilthily, adverb

Other Words From

• filth·i·ly adverb
• filth·i·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of filthy¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. filthy rich, outrageously wealthy; very rich.

Synonym Study

See dirty.

Example Sentences

Zuckerberg sings with the help of Autotune on an acoustic reworking of the filthy floor-filler, which was originally a hit for Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz in 2003.

From BBC

"Now entrepreneurs can breathe freely without fear of repercussion, without fear of corrupt inspectors, without fear of a filthy justice sector that commits crazy abuses."

From BBC

Tenants in multiple buildings said their incoming landlord’s changes have led to filthy shared bathrooms, constant trespassers and growing fears of violence.

From Los Angeles Times

Their debut album was the UK's best-selling record of 2004, earning them three Brit Awards and further chart hits with larger-than-life pop anthems such as Take Your Mama and Filthy/Gorgeous.

From BBC

Bear in mind that for migrants, conditions of impoverishment and/or violence in their native countries are apparently so intolerable that they decide their best option is to make a lengthy trip through a desert, on foot, that has a good chance of ending with deportation back to their original home or “removal” to the makeshift northern Mexico tent camps that the Times’ reporting has described as “squalid” and “filthy.”

From Slate

Related Words

• disheveled
• grimy
• grubby
• grungy
• muddy
• nasty
• soiled
• squalid