Filthy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

vile; despicable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪlθi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪlθi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪlθi/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪlθi/.

Examples

as filthy as a pigsty
a foul pond
a nasty pigsty of a room

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lousy cruddy nasty smutty dirty foul

Parts of Speech

adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter “as filthy as a pigsty”
adjective	vile; despicable “a dirty (or lousy) trick”
adjective	characterized by obscenity “had a filthy mouth”

Word Forms

filth	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
filthiness	noun	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
foulness	noun	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
nastiness	noun	a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
lousiness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
smuttiness	noun	obscenity in speech or writing
smut	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schmutzig

ekelhaft schmutzig; mit anstößiger Substanz gefüllt oder beschmiert

🇫🇷French

sale

dégoûtant sale; rempli ou taché de matière offensante

🇪🇸Spanish

asqueroso

asquerosamente sucio; lleno o untado con materia ofensiva

🇮🇹Italian

sporco

disgustosamente sporco; riempito o imbrattato di materiale offensivo

🇳🇱Dutch

vuil

walgelijk vies; gevuld of besmeurd met aanstootgevende zaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

imundo

repugnantemente sujo; preenchido ou manchado com matéria ofensiva

🇷🇺Russian

грязный

отвратительно грязный; наполненный или смазанный оскорбительными веществами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदा

घृणित रूप से गंदा; आपत्तिजनक पदार्थ से भरा या सना हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

নোংরা

disgustingly নোংরা; ভরা বা আপত্তিকর বিষয় দিয়ে smeared

🇮🇳Tamil

அசுத்தமான

அருவருப்பான அழுக்கு; புண்படுத்தும் பொருளால் நிரப்பப்பட்டது அல்லது பூசப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

మురికి

అసహ్యంగా మురికి; అప్రియమైన పదార్థంతో నిండిన లేదా అద్ది

🇮🇳Marathi

घाणेरडा

घृणास्पदपणे गलिच्छ; आक्षेपार्ह पदार्थाने भरलेले किंवा घासलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંદા

ઘૃણાસ્પદ રીતે ગંદા; અપમાનજનક બાબતથી ભરેલું અથવા ગંધાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲಸು

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿ ಕೊಳಕು; ತುಂಬಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಾರ್ಹ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊದಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലിനമായ

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന വൃത്തികെട്ട; നിന്ദ്യമായ പദാർത്ഥം നിറയ്ക്കുകയോ പുരട്ടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦਾ

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ ਗੰਦੇ; ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਮਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندا

ناگوار طور پر گندا؛ ناگوار چیز سے بھرا ہوا یا داغ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污秽

肮脏得令人作呕；充满或涂抹有令人反感的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

不潔な

うんざりするほど汚い。不快な物質で満たされているか、汚れている

🇰🇷Korean

불결한

역겹게 더럽다; 불쾌한 물질로 가득 차 있거나 얼룩져 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bẩn thỉu

bẩn thỉu kinh khủng; chứa đầy hoặc bôi chất xúc phạm

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

สกปรกน่าขยะแขยง; เต็มไปด้วยหรือเปื้อนด้วยสิ่งที่น่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotor

sangat kotor; diisi atau diolesi dengan bahan yang menyinggung

🇵🇭Filipino

marumi

karima-rimarim na marumi; napuno o pinahiran ng nakakasakit na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kotor

kotor menjijikkan; diisi atau dilumur dengan bahan yang menyinggung perasaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قذرة

قذرة بشكل مثير للاشمئزاز. مليئة أو ملطخة بمادة مسيئة

🇮🇷Persian

کثیف

منزجر کننده کثیف؛ پر شده یا آغشته به مواد توهین آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

pis

iğrenç derecede kirli; rahatsız edici maddelerle dolu veya bulaşmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּנָף

מלוכלך באופן מגעיל; מלא או מרוח בחומר פוגעני

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The primary meaning of 'filthy' is 'disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter'.

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