smutty

adjective

smut·​ty ˈsmə-tē 

smuttier; smuttiest

1

: soiled or tainted with smut

especially : affected with smut fungus

2

: obscene, indecent

a smutty joke

3

: resembling smut in appearance : sooty

smuttily

ˈsmə-tə-lē 

adverb

smuttiness

ˈsmə-tē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• bawdy
• blue
• coarse
• crude
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• gutter
• impure
• indecent
• lascivious
• lewd
• locker-room
• nasty
• obscene
• pornographic
• porny
• profane
• raunchy
• ribald
• stag
• trashy
• unprintable
• vulgar
• wanton
• X-rated

Examples of smutty in a Sentence

the movie was rated R because of some nude scenes and smutty dialogue

a street urchin with a smutty face

Recent Examples on the Web

Novelist Emily Gould writes about the new genre of smutty books for The Cut. —Alexi McCammond, Washington Post, 25 June 2024

Has Colin been writing smutty real-person fic about his siblings under the pen name Julia Quinn? —Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 16 May 2024

Neither prudish nor, for the most part, smutty, the love scenes come straight out of middle-of-the-road romance novels. —Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Their role better resembles that of cartoons, especially smutty ones. —Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

smutty

adjective

smut·​ty ˈsmət-ē 

smuttier; smuttiest

1

: soiled or tainted with smut

a smutty face

2

: affected with smut fungus

smutty plants

3

: obscene sense 2, indecent

smutty jokes

smuttily

ˈsmət-ᵊl-ē 

adverb

smuttiness

ˈsmət-ē-nəs 

noun