adjective

filthy

filthy, very dirty, disgusting, obscene

Your hands are filthy! Go wash them.

Your hands are filthy! Go wash them.

He has a filthy sense of humour.

He has a filthy sense of humor.

She is filthy rich.

She is filthy rich.

((filthy)) + noun Your hands are filthy!

to be ((filthy)) rich She is filthy rich.

Synonyms: dirty, grimy, squalid; Antonyms: clean, spotless, pure

From Old English `fylþ` ('foulness, impurity'), related to 'foul'.

Imagine something so dirty it's covered in 'filth'. 'Filthy' is a stronger word than just 'dirty'.

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