smutty

adjective

smut·​ty ˈsmə-tē 

smuttier; smuttiest

1

: soiled or tainted with smut

especially : affected with smut fungus

2

: obscene, indecent

a smutty joke

3

: resembling smut in appearance : sooty

smuttily

ˈsmə-tə-lē 

adverb

smuttiness

ˈsmə-tē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• bawdy
• blue
• coarse
• crude
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• gutter
• impure
• indecent
• lascivious
• lewd
• locker-room
• nasty
• obscene
• pornographic
• porny
• profane
• raunchy
• ribald
• stag
• trashy
• unprintable
• vulgar
• wanton
• X-rated

Examples of smutty in a Sentence

the movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue

a street urchin with a smutty face

Recent Examples on the Web

Season one is a smutty yet wonderful crescendo of self-destruction driven by a cast of characters that includes Fleabag’s intensely awkward sister Claire (Sian Clifford), her selfish and pretentious stepmother (Olivia Colman), and her clueless father (Bill Paterson). —Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024

Are any of these turns worth sitting through nine hours of smutty true crime recreations? —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024

Novelist Emily Gould writes about the new genre of smutty books for The Cut. —Alexi McCammond, Washington Post, 25 June 2024

Has Colin been writing smutty real-person fic about his siblings under the pen name Julia Quinn? —Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

smutty

adjective

smut·​ty ˈsmət-ē 

smuttier; smuttiest

1

: soiled or tainted with smut

a smutty face

2

: affected with smut fungus

smutty plants

3

: obscene sense 2, indecent

smutty jokes

smuttily

ˈsmət-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

smuttiness

ˈsmət-ē-nəs 

noun