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filthy
What does filthy mean?
filthy (adjective): disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use filthy in a sentence?
- As filthy as a pigsty. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce filthy?
/ˈfɪlθi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does filthy come from?
From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to filthy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “filthy” mean?
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Right! That's what “filthy” means.
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Not quite: that's what awkward means.
characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components
Not quite: that's what dual means.
free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet
Not quite: that's what silent means.
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