filthy

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Covered with filth

   Covered with filth; very dirty.

   • The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material.
2. 2

   Obscene or offensive.

   • Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
3. 3

   Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

   • Oh, that filthy dream again. Nightmares are bad enough but when it comes to night-toads—!
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   1. 4

      Angry

      Angry; upset; severely annoyed.

      • Terrific fun it was. My best mate saved me, and the teacher was filthy.
   2. 5

      To make very dirty

      To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.

      • In the years following World War Two, Americans cut down vast forests, built thousands of factories, assembled millions of atmospherically toxic automobiles, and filthied the water throughout North America.
   3. 6

      To cover in filth.

      • He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.

The neighborhood

• antonympristinecovered with filth
• antonymholyobscene
• antonymvenerableobscene