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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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, what all of this research reveals is that the planet is dirty, even if the filth can be hard to see.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
The water on the floor was gritty and black, and the man moved the filth around.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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 23 Apr. 2025.
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filth
noun1
: disgusting dirt or waste
2
: something that tends to disgust, offend, or dirty
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