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Filthy vs Befile - What's the difference?

filthy | befile |

As an adjective filthy

is covered with filth; very dirty.

As a verb befile is

(transitive|dialectal|or|obsolete) to make filthy; befoul; soil.

filthy

English

(wikipedia filthy)

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with filth; very dirty.
  • Obscene or offensive.
  • Very unpleasant or disagreeable.

    • Antonyms

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

    Synonyms

    * (covered with filth ): sleazy, slimy, grimy * (obscene ): gruesome

    Derived terms

    * filthy rich * filthily

    Quotations

    * (obscene'') 1987:''' “'''Filthy smirking Pat Robertson has come in second in the Iowa Republican caucuses.” -''Final Diary , Michael Grumley

    befile

    English

    Verb

    (befil)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.

    • Related terms

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