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filth

/fɪlθ/
filth
Adverb:filthily
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Adjective:filthy
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filth Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

Disgusting dirt, grime, or foul, repulsive matter.

Example

"Volunteers spent the weekend clearing decades of accumulated filth from the abandoned warehouse."

2

Obscene, profane, or morally corrupt language or material.

Example

"The broadcasting regulator fined the station for airing what viewers complained was sheer filth."

3

British The police (used as a derogatory slang term, typically preceded by 'the').

Example

"The lookout shouted a warning that the filth had just turned the corner."

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filterable
filterer
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filthily
filthiness
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Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English fylth, meaning 'uncleanness, impurity, or pollution,' derived from Proto-Germanic *fulitho, an abstract noun formed from the root of 'foul' with the noun-forming suffix '-th' (as in 'health' from 'whole').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Filth. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/filth
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