Word forms: comparative smuttier, superlative smuttiest
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe something such as a joke, book, or film as smutty, you disapprove of it because it shows naked people or refers to sex in a rude or unpleasant way.
[disapproval]
...smutty jokes.
I detest smutty books.
Synonyms: obscene, dirty, crude, coarse More Synonyms of smutty
smutty in American English
(ˈsmʌti)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈsmuttier or ˈsmuttiest
1.
soiled with smut
2.
affected with plant smut
3.
pornographic or indecent
Derived forms
smuttily (ˈsmuttily)
adverb
smuttiness (ˈsmuttiness)
noun
Examples of 'smutty' in a sentence
smutty
The smutty jokes will largely disappear from view.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The book drew smutty Jokes and outrage in equal measure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Which, in one of her scripts, might cue up a smutty gag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I don't like smutty talk.
The Sun (2009)
(adjective)
She said she detested smutty jokes.
Synonyms
obscene
I'm no prude, but I think these photos are obscene.
dirty
He laughed at their dirty jokes.
crude
a crude sense of humour
coarse
He has a very coarse sense of humour.
filthy
The play was full of filthy foul language.
indecent
She accused him of making indecent suggestions.
vulgar
a TV show well known for its vulgar jokes
improper
The politicians denied any improper behaviour.
blue
blue movies
pornographic
I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
raunchy (informal)
a raunchy movie
suggestive
An employee claimed he made suggestive remarks.
racy
Her novels may be racy but they don't fight shy of larger issues.
lewd
The embattled mayor apologized for making lewd remarks to reporters.
risqué
a cheeky comment or a risqué suggestion
X-rated (informal)
bawdy
We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery.
salacious
a wildly salacious novel
prurient
the film's harshly prurient and cynical sex scenes
off colour
indelicate
She could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bawdy
Definition
(of language, writing, etc.) containing humorous references to sex
We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery.
Synonyms
rude,
blue (old-fashioned),
dirty,
gross,
crude,
erotic,
obscene,
coarse,
filthy,
indecent,
vulgar,
improper,
steamy (informal),
pornographic,
raunchy (informal),
suggestive,
racy,
lewd,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
salacious (formal),
prurient (formal),
lascivious (formal),
smutty,
lustful,
lecherous,
ribald,
libidinous (formal),
licentious (formal),
indelicate,
near the knuckle (informal),
indecorous (formal)
in the sense of blue
Definition
pornographic
blue movies
Synonyms
smutty,
dirty,
naughty,
obscene,
indecent,
vulgar,
lewd,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
bawdy,
near the knuckle (informal)
in the sense of coarse
Definition
unrefined or indecent
He has a very coarse sense of humour.
Synonyms
vulgar,
offensive,
rude,
indecent,
improper,
raunchy (informal),
earthy,
foul-mouthed,
bawdy,
impure,
smutty,
impolite,
ribald,
immodest,
indelicate
Nearby words of
smutty
smug
smuggle
smuggler
smutty
snack
snag
snail
Synonyms of 'smutty'
smutty
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of crude
Definition
tasteless or vulgar
a crude sense of humour
Synonyms
vulgar,
dirty,
rude,
obscene,
coarse,
indecent,
crass,
tasteless,
lewd,
X-rated (informal),
boorish,
smutty,
uncouth,
gross
in the sense of dirty
Definition
obscene
He laughed at their dirty jokes.
Synonyms
obscene,
rude,
coarse,
indecent,
blue (old-fashioned),
offensive,
gross,
filthy,
vulgar,
pornographic,
sleazy,
suggestive,
lewd,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
bawdy,
salacious,
smutty,
off-colour,
unwholesome,
page-three (old-fashioned)
in the sense of filthy
The play was full of filthy foul language.
Synonyms
obscene,
foul,
corrupt,
coarse,
indecent,
pornographic,
suggestive,
lewd,
depraved,
foul-mouthed,
X-rated (informal),
bawdy,
impure,
smutty,
licentious,
dirty-minded
in the sense of improper
Definition
indecent
The politicians denied any improper behaviour.
Synonyms
indecent,
vulgar,
suggestive,
unseemly,
untoward,
risqué,
smutty,
unbecoming,
unfitting,
impolite,
off-colour,
indelicate,
indecorous
in the sense of indecent
Definition
morally or sexually offensive
She accused him of making indecent suggestions.
Synonyms
obscene,
lewd,
dirty,
blue,
offensive,
outrageous,
inappropriate,
rude,
gross,
foul,
crude,
coarse,
filthy,
vile,
improper,
pornographic,
salacious,
impure,
smutty,
immodest,
licentious,
scatological,
indelicate
in the sense of indelicate
Definition
offensive, embarrassing, or tasteless
She could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
Synonyms
offensive,
indecent,
vulgar,
low,
blue,
embarrassing,
gross,
crude,
rude,
obscene,
coarse,
improper,
suggestive,
tasteless,
unseemly,
untoward,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
unbecoming,
off-colour,
immodest,
near the knuckle (informal),
indecorous,
barro (Australian, slang)
in the sense of lewd
Definition
indecently vulgar
The embattled mayor apologized for making lewd remarks to reporters.
Synonyms
indecent,
obscene,
vulgar,
dirty,
blue,
loose (old-fashioned),
vile,
pornographic,
wicked,
wanton,
X-rated (informal),
profligate,
bawdy,
salacious,
impure,
lascivious,
smutty,
lustful,
libidinous,
licentious,
unchaste
in the sense of pornographic
I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
Synonyms
obscene,
erotic,
indecent,
blue,
dirty,
offensive,
rude,
sexy,
filthy,
lewd,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
salacious,
prurient,
smutty
in the sense of prurient
Definition
exciting lustfulness
the film's harshly prurient and cynical sex scenes
Synonyms
indecent,
dirty,
erotic,
obscene,
steamy (informal),
pornographic,
X-rated (informal),
salacious,
smutty
in the sense of racy
Definition
slightly shocking
Her novels may be racy but they don't fight shy of larger issues.
Synonyms
risqué,
naughty,
indecent,
bawdy,
blue,
broad,
spicy (informal),
suggestive,
smutty,
off colour,
immodest,
indelicate,
near the knuckle (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of raunchy
Definition
sexy or earthy
a raunchy movie
Synonyms
sexy,
sexual,
steamy (informal),
earthy,
suggestive,
lewd,
lusty,
bawdy,
salacious,
smutty,
lustful,
lecherous,
ribald,
coarse
in the sense of risqué
Definition
making slightly rude references to sex
a cheeky comment or a risqué suggestion
Synonyms
suggestive,
blue,
daring,
naughty,
improper,
racy,
bawdy,
off colour,
ribald,
immodest,
indelicate,
near the knuckle (informal),
Rabelaisian
in the sense of salacious
Definition
(of books, films, or jokes) concerned with sex in an unnecessarily detailed way
a wildly salacious novel
Synonyms
obscene,
indecent,
pornographic,
blue,
erotic,
steamy (informal),
lewd,
X-rated (informal),
bawdy,
smutty,
lustful,
ribald,
ruttish
in the sense of suggestive
Definition
(of remarks or gestures) causing people to think of sex
An employee claimed he made suggestive remarks.
Synonyms
smutty,
rude,
indecent,
improper,
blue,
provocative,
spicy (informal),
racy,
unseemly,
titillating,
risqué,
bawdy,
prurient,
off colour,
ribald,
immodest,
indelicate
in the sense of vulgar
Definition
showing lack of good taste, decency, or refinement