filthier
Increasingly covered in grime
Filthier is the comparative form of filthy—more covered in dirt, grime, or disgusting matter: The alley was even filthier than the street.
It extends to moral or obscene contexts: Each joke got filthier than the last.
Ingrained surface dirt
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- smudgesUnclear dirty marks
- mudWet soil mixture
grease · grit · squalor · muck · soiled · grimy · smeared · caked
Crude or indecent
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- lewdObscenely sexual
crude · risque · scatological · raunchy · smutty · foul-mouthed · explicit · ribald
Capable of causing harm
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- emissionsSubstances released into air
sewage · waste · chemicals · pesticides · runoff · oil spill · acid rain · heavy metals
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- extortionObtaining through threats
kickbacks · graft · cronyism · malfeasance · sleaze · scandal · exploitation · underhanded
grime
Ingrained surface dirt
mud · grease · grit · squalor · muck · soiled · grimy · smeared · caked · dusty
vulgar
Crude or indecent
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
lewd · crude · risque · scatological · raunchy · smutty · foul-mouthed · explicit · ribald · blue
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
emissions · sewage · waste · chemicals · pesticides · runoff · oil spill · acid rain · heavy metals · particulates
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
extortion · kickbacks · graft · cronyism · malfeasance · sleaze · scandal · exploitation · underhanded · profiteering