filthiness

noun

Definition of filthinessnext
1
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the book was controversial partly because of the filthiness of the language

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2
as in dustiness
the state or quality of being dirty the appalling filthiness of the oven in the vacated apartment

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  1. vulgarity
  2. filth
  3. obscenity
  4. impurity
Noun
  • Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.
    Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 22 May 2024
Definition of vulgarity
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  • At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • No one has ever read her for absolute filth like that.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of filth
Noun
  • In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.
    Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Why do opponents use an obscenity in their signs? Jeanne Woodbury, an activist who works with the lobbying firm Creosote Partners, put up 10 campaign signs around the Phoenix area opposing Proposition 138.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscenity
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  • Editors’ Picks The ban, Russia claimed at the time, was needed to protect consumers from impurities, but it was widely seen as retaliation for demands by Moldova that Russia stop supporting the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Clean the skin: People often rinse chicken to remove visible impurities such as blood, feathers, or other impurities before cooking.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of impurity
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