1
: foul or putrid matter
especially
: loathsome dirt or refuse
2
a
: moral corruption or defilement
b
: something that tends to corrupt or defile
Examples of filth in a Sentence
He emerged from the cellar covered in filth.
the filth of the slaughterhouse
living in filth and squalor
Recent Examples on the Web
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
No graffiti, there's no filth, there are no foul smells ... or people waiting to push you on the train tracks and kill you. ...
—Scott Simon, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
No graffiti, there's no filth, there are no foul smells ... or people waiting to push you on the train tracks and kill you. ...
—Scott Simon, NPR, 23 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for filth
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filth. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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filth
noun1
: disgusting dirt or waste
2
: something that tends to disgust, offend, or dirty
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