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filthy

/ˈfɪlθi/adjective

उच्चारण फ़िल्थी

बहुत गंदा, मैला, घिनौना

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adjectivefilthier, filthiest
  1. 1

    very dirty and unpleasant

    बहुत गंदा, मैला, घिनौना

    • The drain was filthy and full of plastic.
    • Go and wash; your hands are filthy.
    • The train toilet was filthy and smelled terrible.
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    • His shoes were filthy after the walk in the rain.
    • Nobody wanted to eat in such a filthy kitchen.

    Synonyms dirty grimy squalid

    Opposite clean spotless immaculate

  2. 2

    (of language or jokes) connected with sex in an offensive way

    अश्लील, गंदा (भाषा)

    • filthy language
    • The comedian was criticised for using filthy language on stage.
    • The teacher punished the boy for using filthy language.
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    • Filthy jokes are not allowed on this channel.
    • She turned off the show because of its filthy words.

    Synonyms obscene vulgar indecent

    Opposite clean decent

  3. 3

    [only before noun] BrE, informal

    very bad-tempered

    (बोलचाल में) बहुत गुस्से में

    • He was in a filthy temper all morning.
    • The manager was in a filthy mood after the failed meeting.
    • Father came home in a filthy temper after the delay.
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    • She woke up in a filthy mood and snapped at everyone.
    • He has been in a filthy humour all week.

    Synonyms foul vile

§Structures (grammar patterns) 5

filthy + noun

Describes places or objects that are extremely dirty: a filthy room, filthy hands.

अत्यधिक गंदे स्थानों या वस्तुओं के लिए: a filthy room, filthy hands।

  • The stray dog was filthy after the monsoon.

filthy with / from + noun

Use 'with' or 'from' for the dirt that covers something.

जिस गंदगी से कोई चीज़ ढकी हो, उसके लिए 'with' या 'from' आता है।

  • His shoes were filthy with mud.

filthy + language / habits

Describes rude, offensive talk or very bad habits. It is strongly negative.

यह अभद्र, आपत्तिजनक भाषा या अत्यंत बुरी आदतों का वर्णन करता है, और बहुत नकारात्मक है।

  • The teacher punished the boy for using filthy language.

filthy rich / a filthy temper

Informally, 'filthy rich' means extremely wealthy. 'A filthy temper' means a very bad mood.

अनौपचारिक रूप में 'filthy rich' का अर्थ बहुत अमीर है; 'a filthy temper' का अर्थ बहुत बुरा मिज़ाज है।

  • He became filthy rich by selling land.

filthy + noun (weather, mood)

Used informally in British English for very bad weather or a very bad mood: filthy weather, a filthy day.

ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में अनौपचारिक रूप से बहुत खराब मौसम या मूड के लिए: filthy weather, a filthy day।

  • We cancelled the picnic because of the filthy weather.
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filthy + noun

roomhabitlanguagelookweatherlie

  • She gave him a filthy look and walked out.

verb + filthy

begetlookfeelsmellleave

  • The children came home filthy from the cricket match.

adverb + filthy

absolutelyreallythoroughlydisgustinglyutterly

  • The kitchen was absolutely filthy.

filthy + noun (water)

waterdrainclotheskitchenstreets

  • People should not drink filthy water.
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  • The dhobi washed the filthy clothes in the river.

धोबी ने नदी में गंदे कपड़े धोए।

  • The pavement was filthy after the festival.

त्योहार के बाद फुटपाथ बहुत गंदा था।

  • Radhika cleaned the filthy window with a wet cloth.

राधिका ने एक गीले कपड़े से गंदी खिड़की साफ़ की।

  • He has a filthy temper in the morning.

सुबह उसका मिज़ाज बहुत खराब रहता है।

  • The hostel kitchen was filthy, so the students complained.

छात्रावास की रसोई बहुत गंदी थी, इसलिए विद्यार्थियों ने शिकायत की।

  • After the long journey by train, Radhika's bag was filthy with dust.

रेल की लंबी यात्रा के बाद राधिका का बैग धूल से भरा हुआ था।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The room was very filthier than mine.

✓ The room was filthier than mine.

Do not use 'very' with a comparative. Use 'much' if you want to add force.

Comparative के साथ 'very' नहीं लगता; बल देने के लिए 'much' का प्रयोग करें।

✗ The filthy of the room made me ill.

✓ The filth of the room made me ill.

Filthy is an adjective. After 'the', the noun filth is needed.

'Filthy' adjective है; 'the' के बाद संज्ञा 'filth' चाहिए।

✗ My hands got filth after repairing the bike.

✓ My hands got filthy after repairing the bike.

After 'got', use the adjective filthy. Filth is a noun.

'Got' के बाद adjective 'filthy' आता है; 'filth' संज्ञा है।

Idioms 1

filthy rich

extremely rich

बेहिसाब अमीर

  • The builder is filthy rich but never pays his workers on time.
◇Word family
filth nounfilthily adv.
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fil·thy

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Filthy rich; filthy lucre (money gained dishonestly).

Idioms: filthy rich, filthy lucre (बेईमानी से कमाया पैसा)।