English Explanatory Dictionary

smutty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
  2. Obscene, indecent.
  3. Affected with the smut fungus.
verb
  1. To make dirty; to soil.

Pronunciation

/ˈsmʌti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smutty.wav

Word forms

smutty smuttier smuttiest smutties smuttying smuttied

Etymology

From smut + -y. Related to German schmutzig (“filthy, dirty, smutty”).

Synonyms

off-color

Derived words

smuttily smuttiness unsmutty
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