filthy
very dirty; covered with dirt
Very, very dirty, so that it looks or feels bad or unhealthy.
[something] is filthy
- Your shoes are absolutely filthy after that hike.
- The children came home filthy from playing in the mud.
- She scrubbed the filthy kitchen floor until it finally looked clean again.
- The river is filthy because the factory keeps dumping waste into it.
- He refused to sit on the filthy sofa in the abandoned house.
- My hands are filthy after working in the garden.
- The floor is filthy; I need to clean it.
- The dog got filthy in the rain and mud.
- Please take off those filthy boots before you come in.
morally disgusting or sexually obscene
Very bad or dirty in a moral way, especially about sex or rude words and pictures.
[someone]/[something] is filthy
- He was fired for making filthy comments to his coworkers.
- I don't want my kids watching that filthy movie.
- She told him to stop sending her filthy pictures.
- The comedian's act was so filthy that several people walked out.
- He has a filthy mind and turns every innocent remark into a sexual joke.
- That TV show is too filthy for children.
- He told a filthy joke, and many people were not happy.
- Please stop using such filthy language in this house.
- She hates the filthy comments she reads online.
extremely unpleasant or nasty
Very, very unpleasant or nasty, for example weather, a smell, a taste, or the way someone behaves or feels.
[something/someone] is in a filthy [state/mood]
- I woke up in a filthy mood and snapped at everyone.
- We had to walk home in that filthy weather.
- There was a filthy smell coming from the fridge.
- He gave me a filthy look when I mentioned his mistake.
- The medicine left a filthy taste in my mouth.
- The weather is filthy today, cold and wet.
- She is in a filthy mood and does not want to talk.
- There is a filthy smell in this room.
- He gave me a filthy look when I laughed.
extremely rich (informal)
Very, very rich; having a lot more money than most people.
[someone] is filthy rich
- They sold their startup and are now filthy rich.
- The resort is only for the filthy rich.
- He became filthy rich after inheriting his grandfather's estate.
- People think all celebrities are filthy rich, but that's not always true.
- She doesn't need the job; her parents are filthy rich.
- Her new husband is filthy rich.
- Some people become filthy rich from one good idea.
- He wants to be filthy rich before he is forty.
- They live in a big house because they are filthy rich.
impressively good (slang)
(Slang) Very, very good or cool in a strong way, for example a move in sport or a part of a song.
filthy [shot/move/beat/etc.]
- That was a filthy crossover; the defender fell over.
- The drummer played a filthy beat that shook the whole club.
- He scored a filthy goal from outside the box.
- The guitarist ended the song with a filthy solo that blew everyone away.
- Her new track has some absolutely filthy bass drops.
- The player made a filthy move and the crowd shouted.
- He hit a filthy shot into the top corner.
- The DJ played a filthy beat and everyone started to dance.
- That guitar solo was filthy; everyone cheered.
- Base: filthy
- Comparative: filthier
- Superlative: filthiest
filthy dirty
1extremely, completely dirty
Very, very dirty; covered in dirt or mess.
- The kids came back from the park filthy dirty from playing in the sand and mud.
- These boots are filthy dirty; leave them outside, please.
- By the end of the camping trip, we were all filthy dirty and tired.
filthy lucre
1money gained in a dirty way
Money that is seen as morally bad, for example because it was earned in a wrong or selfish way.
- He said he would not let the promise of filthy lucre change his principles.
- Some critics claim the charity is more interested in filthy lucre than in helping people.
- The novel shows how the main character slowly gives up his values for filthy lucre.
filthy rich
1extremely rich person
Very, very rich; having much more money than most people.
- After that app went viral, the creators became filthy rich.
- Only the filthy rich can afford to live in that part of town.
- He jokes that marrying her would be a good idea because her family is filthy rich.
filthy rich
2Extremely wealthy person
Having a lot more money than most people.
- They became filthy rich after winning the lottery.
- He’s filthy rich but still drives an old car.