Filthy - English meaning

adverb

Very unpleasantly or unfairly.

Usage examples:

He had treated her abominably

adverb

In a very bad or unpleasant way

Usage examples:

He behaved abominably towards her., i was abominably ill-mannered as a child.

adverb

Very.

Usage examples:

I'm awfully sorry to bother you so late

adverb

Very or extremely, when used before an adjective or adverb

Usage examples:

It's an awfully long time since we last saw each other., i'm awfully sorry, but we've forgotten to …

adverb

Extremely badly

Usage examples:

England played awfully throughout the game.

adjective

Having been made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

Usage examples:

Contaminated blood products

verb

Make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.

Usage examples:

The site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity

adjective

Poisonous or not pure

Usage examples:

The infection was probably caused by swimming in contaminated water/water contaminated with sewage.…

abbreviation

(in units of measurement) deca-.

determiner

Non-standard spelling of the, used in representing speech.

noun

One's father.

Usage examples:

I learned the songs from my da

adjective

Rotting or decomposing through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The odour of decaying fish

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

verb

Present participle of decay

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner

verb

(of troops) march in single file.

Usage examples:

We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides

noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

Usage examples:

A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adverb

In a way that makes you feel extreme dislike or disapproval

Usage examples:

This strikes me as disgustingly hypocritical., he's been treated disgustingly., they're all disgust…

adverb

In a way that makes you feel annoyed because someone has something, especially a quality, that you would like to have

Usage examples:

They're all disgustingly young and healthy.

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

The team played exceedingly well

adverb

To a very great degree

Usage examples:

He was clever, handsome, and exceedingly rich.

adverb

To a greater degree or in greater amounts than is necessary, normal, or desirable; inordinately.

Usage examples:

They don't drink excessively

adverb

In a way that is too much

Usage examples:

She was polite but not excessively so., i don't drink excessively.

adverb

To a very great degree; very.

Usage examples:

This is an extremely difficult thing to do

adverb

Very

Usage examples:

She was extremely intelligent.

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Covered with or characterized by grime.

Usage examples:

The grimy industrial city

adjective

Dirty

Usage examples:

The child's face was grimy and streaked with tears.

adverb

Very much; to a very great extent.

Usage examples:

A hugely expensive house

adverb

To a great degree

Usage examples:

He gave her a hugely expensive diamond ring., their business has been hugely successful.

adverb

To a great extent; extremely.

Usage examples:

The show was immensely popular with children

adverb

Extremely

Usage examples:

He was immensely popular in his day., she's an immensely talented young athlete.

adverb

In a mad, wild, or uncontrolled manner.

Usage examples:

His eyes bulged madly

adverb

(of performing an activity) in a wild, fast, or excited and not controlled way

Usage examples:

Just before my in-laws arrived, i rushed around madly trying to clean the place up., she says she’s…

prefix

Used to add the meaning "extremely big" or "a large amount" to nouns

Usage examples:

His last movie made him a megastar., they’re making megabucks (= a lot of money).

prefix

Used before nouns to mean one million

Usage examples:

Mega-rich bankers, it is now likely that eight las vegas-style mega casinos will go ahead., mega me…

adjective

Covered with dirt or filth.

Usage examples:

He took off his mucky boots

adjective

Dirty

Usage examples:

Get your mucky feet off that chair!, don't walk all over my clean floor in your mucky boots., a muc…

adjective

Covered in or full of mud.

Usage examples:

They changed their muddy boots

verb

Cover or fill (something) with mud.

Usage examples:

The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective

Covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)

Usage examples:

Don't bring those muddy boots inside!, muddy water, the room has been painted in muddy browns and g…

adjective

Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.

Usage examples:

The sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling

adjective

Dark or cloudy

Usage examples:

Murky waters, the movie has dumb characters and a murky plot (= it is difficult to understand).

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances.

Usage examples:

One of europe's most polluted rivers

verb

Contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances.

Usage examples:

The explosion polluted the town with dioxin

adjective

Affected by pollution

Usage examples:

The river in caracas is heavily polluted., new particles are formed in the polluted air of major ci…

verb

(of a body or other organic matter) decay or rot and produce a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

The body was beginning to putrefy

verb

Past simple and past participle of putrefy

Usage examples:

The smell of putrefying flesh, the body had putrefied beyond recognition.

adjective

(of organic matter) decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.

Usage examples:

A butcher who sold putrid meat

adverb

In a way that is worthy of attention.

Usage examples:

You have performed remarkably

adverb

Used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something is

Usage examples:

It is a remarkably noisy and crowded city., remarkably, she wasn't hurt in the crash.

adverb

In an extremely unpleasant way

Usage examples:

He grinned revoltingly., some of the people were revoltingly overweight.

adjective

Suffering from decay.

Usage examples:

Rotten eggs

adverb

To an extreme degree; very much.

Usage examples:

Your mother said that i spoiled you rotten

adjective

See at rot.

Usage examples:

A rotten trick, rotten behavior

adjective

Scummy water or another liquid is covered with a layer of an unpleasant substance

Usage examples:

A scummy pool, a scummy part of town, a scummy way to treat someone

adverb

In a solemn or considered manner.

Usage examples:

The doctor looked seriously at him

adverb

Badly or severely

Usage examples:

Badly cooked shellfish can make you seriously ill., he wasn't seriously injured - he just got a few…

adjective

In poor condition through long use or lack of care.

Usage examples:

A conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car

adjective

Looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care

Usage examples:

The man wore a long, shabby coat., we parked near bobby’s shabby trailer., her salary is $305,000 t…

adjective

(of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral.

Usage examples:

A sleazy private detective

adjective

Morally bad and low in quality, but trying to attract people by a showy appearance or false manner

Usage examples:

He’s a sleazy politician who ignored his responsibilities in order to make his friends rich.

adjective

Sleazy people and places are involved in activities of a low moral standard

Usage examples:

57% of voters think of the government as "sleazy and incompetent"., he spent his twenties hanging o…

adjective

Covered by or resembling slime.

Usage examples:

Thick, slimy mud

adjective

Dirty; stained.

Usage examples:

A soiled t-shirt

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

He might soil his expensive suit

verb

Feed (cattle) on fresh-cut green fodder (originally for the purpose of purging them).

adjective

Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

Usage examples:

The story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams

adjective

Morally ugly, so that being involved makes you feel dirty

Usage examples:

A sordid story, sordid details, the sordid condition of many of the city school buildings was shock…

adjective

(of a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Usage examples:

The squalid, overcrowded prison

adjective

Extremely dirty, poor, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

The squalid apartment was her first home in the city., he lived in dreadful squalor despite having …

adjective

Foul-smelling.

Usage examples:

He was locked in a stinking cell

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

She is obviously stinking rich

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The place stank like a sewer

verb

Damage the purity or integrity of.

Usage examples:

They were outraged that anyone should sully their good name

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

I'm terribly sorry

adverb

(usually about something bad or unpleasant) very much

Usage examples:

I’m terribly disappointed i couldn’t be there., i’m terribly excited about tonight’s show.

adverb

With great intensity; to a great extent.

Usage examples:

Incendiary bombs flashed terrifically

adverb

Very; extremely

Usage examples:

That’s not a terrifically good idea.

adverb

To a very great extent.

Usage examples:

Costs vary tremendously from area to area

adverb

Extremely; very much

Usage examples:

A tremendously expensive house, i enjoyed your show tremendously.

noun

An extremist.

Usage examples:

Ultras in the animal rights movement

prefix

To an extreme degree; very.

Usage examples:

Ultramicroscopic

prefix

Extreme or extremely

Usage examples:

Ultraconservative, ultramodern

adjective

Dirty.

Usage examples:

The firm was fined for operating in unclean premises

adjective

Not clean or not pure and therefore likely to cause disease

Usage examples:

Unclean water, unclean kitchens, unclean thoughts/practices

adjective

Not clean or sanitary.

Usage examples:

Damp, unhygienic accommodation

adjective

Not clean, in a way that may cause disease

Usage examples:

Unhygienic conditions and a lack of clean water

adjective

Not sanitary.

Usage examples:

The unsanitary conditions in the orphanage

adjective

Dirty, esp. in a way that is dangerous to health

Usage examples:

Unsanitary conditions

adverb

To a very great extent; immensely.

Usage examples:

Business practices differ vastly from country to country

adverb

In a high degree.

Usage examples:

A very large amount

adjective

Actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something).

Usage examples:

Those were his very words

Being the exact same one; not any other: