filthy lucre
Money, especially if obtained dishonestly.
For there are many diſobedient and talkers off vanitie⸝ and diſceavers off myndes⸝ namly they off the circumciſion⸝ whoſe mouthes muſt be ſtopped⸝ which pervert whole houſes⸝ teach
filthy
/ˈfɪlθi/
adj 4verb 2
Collocations
6(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, smell | get
leave sth, make sth
The children made the living room filthy after playing in the garden all afternoon.
ADV
really | absolutely, completely | pretty
Definitions
adj
1
Covered with filth; very dirty.
The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material.
2
Obscene or offensive.
Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
3
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
4
Angry; upset; severely annoyed.
Terrific fun it was. My best mate saved me, and the teacher was filthy.
verb
1
To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
In the years following World War Two, Americans cut down vast forests, built thousands of factories, assembled millions of atmospherically toxic automobiles, and filthied the water throughout North America.
2
To cover in filth.
He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
filthy rich
Very rich (wealthy).
Example Bank
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The coaches were filthy outside and did not appear to have been painted or washed for years. Inside there were uncomfortable seats covered with a cane-like material.
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Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
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Terrific fun it was. My best mate saved me, and the teacher was filthy.
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In the years following World War Two, Americans cut down vast forests, built thousands of factories, assembled millions of atmospherically toxic automobiles, and filthied the water throughout North Am
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He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.
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Stop telling those filthy stories.
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