1
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.
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sleazy slimy grimy
2
Obscene or offensive.
Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
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gruesome smutty
3
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

1
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.
2
To cover in filth.

Word Origin

From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.

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Filthy

//ˈfɪlθi//

Definitions

1
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.
Similar
sleazy slimy grimy
2
Obscene or offensive.
Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
Similar
gruesome smutty
3
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

1
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.
2
To cover in filth.

Word Origin

From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.

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