smutty
smutty Lexical Profile
smutty Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Characterized by or containing indecent, vulgar, or sexually explicit language or imagery.
"The comedian's routine relied heavily on smutty jokes that made several audience members uncomfortable."
Soiled or stained with soot, coal dust, or dark smudges.
"After cleaning the chimney flue, his hands and face were left completely smutty."
Infected with or damaged by smut, a fungal disease affecting cereal crops and grasses.
"The farmer had to discard several sacks of smutty wheat after the damp harvest season."
• Rhymes for smutty
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the 17th century from the noun 'smut' (originally meaning a smudge of soot or dirt, related to Low German 'smudden', to soil) plus the adjectival suffix '-y'; the figurative sense of moral impurity or sexual indecency emerged shortly thereafter.