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filthiness

/fil-thee/US // ˈfɪl θi //UK // (ˈfɪlθɪ) //

污秽,脏乱,肮脏,脏东西

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    filth·i·er, filth·i·est.

    • : foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
    • : vulgar; obscene: filthy language.
    • : contemptibly offensive, vile, or objectionable: to treat one's friends in a filthy manner.
    • : abundantly supplied: They're filthy with money.
    • : Slang. formidable: a young rookie with a filthy curveball; knocked down by a filthy right hook.
v.有主动词 verb
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    filth·ied, filth·y·ing.

    • : to make filthy; foul.

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Examples

  • Then I worked for the vegan doughnut place in a secret, filthy kitchen.

  • For all its filthiness, Hysterical Literature is clean to the point of precision.

  • For century after century the idea prevailed that filthiness was akin to holiness.

  • But Varro, in imitating him, avoids his impudence and filthiness, and only expresses his witty pleasantry.

  • When shall I rest, and be cleansed from the filthiness which has gone forth out of me?

  • It is said that they never wash, and it is useless to add that in their filthiness they surpass the brutes.

  • He thinks I'm lively, while I sit here cursing human filthiness!