Definition of filth
1 : foul or putrid matter; especially : loathsome dirt or refuse
2a : moral corruption or defilementb : something that tends to corrupt or defile
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Examples of filth in a Sentence
He emerged from the cellar covered in filth.
the filth of the slaughterhouse
living in filth and squalor
Recent Examples of filth from the Web
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The stench is meant to evoke filth, gangrene and the barnyard, Gibbons Backus said.
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Reports of brutality, filth and incompetence have sparked multiple investigations and no shortage of controversy since the FBI started looking into reports of guards abusing prisoners two years ago.
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With the exception of the immediate surface, which thaws out long enough for the winter's accumulation of filth to begin fermenting in the summer breeze, the ground remains permanently frozen.
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Origin and Etymology of filth
Middle English, from Old English fȳlth, from fūl foul
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playDefinition of filth for English Language Learners
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: a large and very unpleasant amount of dirt : very dirty conditions
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: something that is very offensive or disgusting and often is about sex
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