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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Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
So although he was drafted last summer and made his professional debut this spring, the Blue Jays decided there was no reason to keep wasting his filth in games that don't count.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
The open-air drug use, dealing, filth and related violence has spilled over into surrounding neighborhoods, taxing residents of those hot-spot areas.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
In all, 12 dogs were inside, 10 of them puppies and two mama dogs, all emaciated, all living in filth, all in a single home, the Nashville Humane Association said.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filth. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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filth
noun1
: disgusting dirt or waste
2
: something that tends to disgust, offend, or dirty
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