filthy

Meanings

• Adjective

  Extremely dirty or polluted.

  - "The filthy river was unfit for swimming."
  - "The filthy kitchen needed a deep clean."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈfɪlθi/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

holy , venerable , pristine

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Synonyms

grimy , horry , sleazy , slimy , gruesome , smutty

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with filthy
dilly,illy , silly , willie

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Variants

List of all variants of filthy that leads to same result
filthier , filthiest , filthily , filthiness , filthinesses , filthy , filthy dirty , filthy rich

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'felge' meant 'soiled' or 'stained'. Over time, the spelling evolved into 'filthy'.

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Trivia

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1. The word filthy has five letters, all of which are vowels or consonants that appear only once.

2. Filthy is an antonym of the word clean.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unclean: Related concept that refers to anything that is not clean or pure.

2. Dirty: A synonym for filthy that refers to something that is not clean.

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Culture

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Filthy has been used in literature and music to describe various unsanitary or disgusting situations. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the witches describe their cauldron as 'filthy and infested'. In music, the band 'Guns N' Roses' has a song called 'Filthy Dogs'.

How to Memorize "filthy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a dirty, muddy puddle to remember the meaning of filthy.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word filthy with the feeling of disgust or revulsion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Filthy Fingers Feel Foul' to remember the meaning of filthy.

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