Other Words from filthy

Adjective

filthily \ ˈfil-thə-lē

\ adverb

filthiness \ ˈfil-thē-nəs

\ noun

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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 Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway—filthy, malodorous, rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running—and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 Prisoners are held in overcrowded, filthy jails, sometimes for years. — Allison Mccann, New York Times, 16 July 2022 The couple was arrested in 2018 after one of their children -- who ranged in age from 2 to 29 -- escaped their filthy home and called police. — Stella Chan And Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 July 2022 Federal officials accused Envigo of a chain of animal welfare violations at the facility – including dogs receiving insufficient food, inadequate medical care, housing in filthy conditions and some being euthanized without anesthesia. — Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Those included filthy hallway carpets, leaks from ceilings, and seemingly endless elevator malfunctions that sometimes forced Petricko to climb 11 flights of stairs. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 The violations include medication mistakes, failing to keep patients hydrated, not investigating patient abuse, infection control, poor food and filthy conditions. — John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2022 The electric vehicle industry, for all its promise of lowering carbon emissions by removing internal combustion engines and tailpipes, is still filthy. — Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune, 29 June 2022 The 2005 film The Aristocrats documented the history of the joke, which was so filthy that comedians traditionally told it backstage at clubs rather than in the spotlight. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2022 See More

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