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filter-tipped

filter-tipped

3.6
A cigarette or cigar with a small end piece that removes some harmful parts from smoke before you breathe it
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪltər tɪpt/
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  • The new advertisement promotes a brand of filter-tipped cigarettes as a smoother option for smokers.

Examples

  • She prefers to smoke filter-tipped cigarettes because they are less harsh on her throat.

  • The filter-tipped cigarette.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • My friend focuses on these mothers' hair, piled high, their filter-tipped cigarettes with lipstick prints left on the butts in the ashtrays, and their finely made shoes.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Many people believe that filter-tipped cigars can reduce the harmful effects of smoking.

Surface Forms

filter-tipped positive

Morphology

filter-tipped = filter-tip (transparent) = filter + tip + ed

Formed from the compound 'filter-tip' plus the adjectival past-participial suffix '-ed'; the meaning 'having a filter at the tip' is directly compositional.

Etymology

Filter-tipped comes from two common words: filter ('something that removes unwanted parts') and tip ('the end of something'). So filter-tipped means 'having a filter at the end', which is why filter-tipped cigarettes try to take out some harmful parts of the smoke before you breathe it in.