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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
you cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves
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as in dirty
not clean
you can't go to the concert unless you clean this filthy room first
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as in extremely
to a great degree
the invention made him filthy rich
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Recent Examples of filthy
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 May 2025
The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
Right-handed reliever Reed Garrett struck out Giménez on four pitches, getting the left-handed hitter to swing over the top of a filthy splitter for the third strike.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Created in 2019 by Eastbound & Down's Danny McBride, the filthy HBO comedy centers around a family of corrupt, fast-talking televangelists led by John Goodman's aging and regretful Eli Gemstone.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 May 2025
The new house is now disgustingly filthy and filled with trash and the smell of cat urine.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
The common areas of the building have been filthy, too: trash all around the grounds and dirty stairwells.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
Right-handed reliever Reed Garrett struck out Giménez on four pitches, getting the left-handed hitter to swing over the top of a filthy splitter for the third strike.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filthy
Adjective
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Venis’s obscene wealth justifies an unbridled narcissism that reflects our worst fears of tech moguls.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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In December 2014, a jury convicted Magnotta of first-degree murder, committing an indignity to a human body, publishing obscene material and mailing obscene and indecent material.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Martin Kove as John Kreese Martin Kove played John Kreese, Johnny's karate mentor, who encourages his students to play dirty and harass Daniel.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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The cells had no beds and there were only a few dirty blankets to somehow be shared by about a dozen people.—
Jeff Kaufman,
Time,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Continuing with her streak of daring silhouettes, the performer took the stage in a black textured jumpsuit with a completely open back that sat extremely low on her hips.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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With extremely long battery life, this is a productivity portable that will get you through an entire day on the go, and the keyboard is a pleasure to use.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The survey examined a minimum of 1,000 comments per team and found less than 1% of posts made by fans of the Dallas Wings contained swear words or vulgar comments.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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The program was incredibly close-knit—kids practiced most days of the week, and hung out almost exclusively with their fellow All-Stars, as well as with the vulgar, charismatic teacher who structured their lives.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Flying by the active asteroid could show exactly what processes are creating the dusty tails streaming from the object and might reveal possibilities scientists haven’t even considered, Kareta said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The dry, dusty air can weaken or block hurricane formation.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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Every department, every person in the show, every actor is just bringing it to the very last take to the very last minute.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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The very warm sea surface temperatures in the region where Hurricane Milton was developing were at or above record-breaking highs, helping to foster this rapid intensification.—
Maureen Mccann,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Adverb
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Huang held on, and did so through incredibly difficult stretches that included him fighting to keep his job.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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That, along with accomplishing the incredibly difficult task of having a pilot to your series available for the world to see.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Well, as referenced above, the United States was coming out of a nasty recession tied to the crisis in the mortgage market.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Depending on a team to string together hits — or even contact — to score multiple runs in an inning against pitchers with nasty stuff is a hard way to win.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Filthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filthy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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