different between debaucherous vs filthy

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??b??t????s/

Adjective

debaucherous (comparative more debaucherous, superlative most debaucherous)

1. Excessively indulgent in sensual pleasures.

Related terms

• debauch
• debauchee
• debaucher
• debauchery

Translations

References

• Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Dictionary.com, LLC. 2009 [1]

English

Etymology

From Middle English filthy, filthi, equivalent to filth +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?l?i/

Adjective

filthy (comparative filthier, superlative filthiest)

1. Covered with filth; very dirty.
2. Obscene or offensive.
3. Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

Synonyms

• (covered with filth): sleazy, slimy, grimy, horry
• (obscene): gruesome, smutty

Antonyms

• (covered with filth): pristine
• (obscene): holy, venerable

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

filthy (third-person singular simple present filthies, present participle filthying, simple past and past participle filthied)

1. (transitive) To make very dirty; to cover in filth.
   • 2009, Jeffery Deaver, Hell's Kitchen

     He shouldered his way inside, filthying his T-shirt on the charred wood.