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
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In the middle of the nineteenth century, filth of every kind accumulated on the streets of New York.
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Thousands of pigs, goats, and dogs still roamed city streets in the first half of that century, feeding on refuse and decomposing filth; stories of pigs knocking over city residents and invading their homes regularly appeared in U.S. newspapers at the time.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
The catch-22: Nobody wants to deal with the filth and crime, yet nobody with a heart wants others to suffer due to the high cost of housing.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
After enduring a plane crash that killed many of their teammates, followed by 19 months of filth, starvation, conflict, and lethal cold, these girls should be kissing the asphalt that marks their return to civilization.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Thousands of pigs, goats, and dogs still roamed city streets in the first half of that century, feeding on refuse and decomposing filth; stories of pigs knocking over city residents and invading their homes regularly appeared in U.S. newspapers at the time.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
The catch-22: Nobody wants to deal with the filth and crime, yet nobody with a heart wants others to suffer due to the high cost of housing.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
After enduring a plane crash that killed many of their teammates, followed by 19 months of filth, starvation, conflict, and lethal cold, these girls should be kissing the asphalt that marks their return to civilization.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filth. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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filth
noun1
: disgusting dirt or waste
2
: something that tends to disgust, offend, or dirty
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