Definition of FILTHILY

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Adjective

dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. dirty emphasizes the presence of dirt more than an emotional reaction to it. a dirty littered street filthy carries a strong suggestion of offensiveness and typically of gradually accumulated dirt that begrimes and besmears. a stained greasy floor, utterly filthy foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking. a foul-smelling open sewer nasty applies to what is actually foul or is repugnant to one expecting freshness, cleanliness, or sweetness. it's a nasty job to clean up after a sick cat In practice, nasty is often weakened to the point of being no more than a synonym of unpleasant or disagreeable. had a nasty fall his answer gave her a nasty shock squalid adds to the idea of dirtiness and filth that of slovenly neglect. squalid slums All these terms are also applicable to moral uncleanness or baseness or obscenity. dirty then stresses meanness or despicableness don't ask me to do your dirty work , while filthy and foul describe disgusting obscenity or loathsome behavior filthy street language a foul story of lust and greed , and nasty implies a peculiarly offensive unpleasantness. a stand-up comedian known for nasty humor Distinctively, squalid implies sordidness as well as baseness and dirtiness. engaged in a series of squalid affairs

Examples of filthy in a Sentence

Adjective She's in a filthy mood. you simply cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves Adverb grew up filthy poor and hated every minute of it

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Being filthy rich, Yahoo decided the obvious answer was to buy a bunch of companies. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, "Yahoo, the Destroyer," 25 Apr. 2021 The notion that some things are lewd or filthy is distinct from the desire to regulate them by political means. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "The Function and Language of Ancient Sexual Texts," 4 May 2020 Now, about those throws to first. Ford — Gregory Soto. Closer or not, the 26-year-old lefty has an electric fastball and a filthy slider – plus a manager who’ll use him when those attributes do the most good. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers 2021 predictions: Here's why we like the over on their wins (barely)," 31 Mar. 2021 There had been no moans or panting, no bras falling on the filthy tiles (thank God!), and no automatic toilets flushing a symphony of germs into the air. — Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, "'The Dating Plan' Is Our April Book Club Pick," 29 Mar. 2021 The Baker Street Irregulars were the street-urchin army of Sherlock Holmes—intelligence agents, errand-runners and the detective’s devoted division of the ragged and filthy. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘The Irregulars’ Review: Sherlock’s Supernatural Scoundrels," 25 Mar. 2021 Baker perversely goes back to the filthy, gritty 1970s in order to promote acceptance of the wreckage that has befallen an America where the economy has tanked, small businesses are decimated, and rioters rule. — Armond White, National Review, "Khaite FW21 — Sean Baker’s Fashion Week Faux Pas," 10 Mar. 2021 Since then, 67,000 people were pushed back to Mexico, where many lived in tent communities that have been described by Democratic lawmakers as filthy and heartbreaking. — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, "Republicans seek to reinstate Trump program that forced asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico," 24 Feb. 2021 Despite the packaging of reggaeton as global pop, a palpable tension remains between Puerto Rico’s subjugated political status and its boisterous, filthy, defiant and now world-dominating music. — New York Times, "The World According to," 31 Jan. 2020

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