smutty

smut·ty

adjective \ˈsmə-tē\

smut·ti·ersmut·ti·est

Definition of SMUTTY

1

: soiled or tainted with smut; especially : affected with smut fungus

2

: obscene, indecent <a smutty joke>

3

: resembling smut in appearance : sooty

— smut·ti·ly \ˈsmə-t^əl-ē\ adverb

— smut·ti·ness \ˈsmə-tē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SMUTTY

1. <the movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue>
2. <a street urchin with a smutty face>

First Known Use of SMUTTY

1597

Related to SMUTTY

Synonyms

bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, obscene, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated

Antonyms

clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome

Related Words

broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive; barnyard, earthy, scatological; immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming; depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked; exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome; abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting; distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; atrocious, infamous; abusive, scurrilous; hard-core, soft, soft-core

Near Antonyms

priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome; appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable; immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned

Rhymes with SMUTTY

butty, gutty, jutty, nutty, puttee, putty, rutty, slutty