filthy
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth -y.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfilthy (comparative filthier, superlative filthiest)
- Covered with filth; very dirty.
- Obscene or offensive.
- 1987, Michael Grumley, Final Diary:
- Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
- Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editcovered with filth; very dirty
|
obscene or offensive
|
Verb
editfilthy (third-person singular simple present filthies, present participle filthying, simple past and past participle filthied)
- (transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
- 2007, Tom Bissell, Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia:
- 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.
- (transitive) To cover in filth.
- 2009, Jeffery Deaver, Hell's Kitchen:
- He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.
Translations
editto make dirty throughout; to contaminate
|
to cover in filth
|
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English terms with quotations
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- en:Hygiene