filthyadjective
uk/ˈfɪl.θi/us/ˈfɪl.θi/filthy adjective (DIRTY)
C1 extremely or unpleasantly dirty:
Wash your hands - they're filthy!
Look at this tablecloth - it's filthy!
I've never smoked - it's a filthy habit.
UK figurative That girl just gave me a filthy look (= looked at me in a very unpleasant, disapproving way).
UK He was in a filthy (= a very bad) temper/mood.
More examples
- The tourists were appalled at the filthy conditions.
- Take your filthy hands off my nice clean washing!
- This carpet's filthy! Who has been bringing mud in on their shoes?
- Wash your face before you go out - it's filthy.
- When we pulled the fridge out, it was absolutely filthy behind there!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dirty & untidy
- -stained
- all over the place idiom
- besmeared
- bespattered
- bloodstained
- cat
- inky
- look like something the cat brought/dragged in idiom
- mangy
- manky
- messy
- mucky
- ragged
- sordid
- squalid
- streaky
- tangle
- tarnish
- tousled
- unkempt
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filthy adjective (OFFENSIVE)
C1 containing sexually offensive words or pictures:
filthy language
a filthy joke
humorous You've got a filthy mind!
filthyadverb
uk/ˈfɪl.θi/us/ˈfɪl.θi/filthy dirty
UK extremely dirty
filthy rich informal
extremely rich
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dirty & untidy
- -stained
- all over the place idiom
- besmeared
- bespattered
- bloodstained
- cat
- inky
- look like something the cat brought/dragged in idiom
- mangy
- manky
- messy
- mucky
- ragged
- sordid
- squalid
- streaky
- tangle
- tarnish
- tousled
- unkempt
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Rich and wealthy