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SMUTTY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soiled with dirt or soot
Example:
his shirt was black within an hour
Synonyms:
black; smutty
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Derivation:
smuttiness (the state of being dirty with soot)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by obscenity
Example:
smutty jokes
Synonyms:
cruddy; filthy; foul; nasty; smutty
Classified under:
Similar:
dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)
Derivation:
smut (creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire)
smut (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
smuttiness (obscenity in speech or writing)
