foul
30
2.7
- adjective
- /faʊl/
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- The jailer scurries over to d'Artagnan, inert in a shallow puddle of foul water.
His black tongue shoved into her mouth, tasting of foul meat.
- His black tongue shoved into her mouth, tasting of foul meat.
- A rabbit inflated and foul with mixomatosis.
- Gossip have like dirty, foul smelling sex and eat potatoes.
- I'm afraid it sounds a little as if I were a lousy bohemian and lover of the earth earthy, but I assume I'm nothing so foul quite as that.
Examples
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Do not mock me, boy, for I am in a foul disposition.
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The discarded food created a foul smell that lingered in the kitchen.
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Now I beg of you, let us leave this foul place. # ARTHUR #
Fiction book (1992) -
Mrs. Peel and I find ourselves in need of foul weather gear.
Fiction book (1998) -
We're the victims of a foul disease called social prejudice, my child.
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The weather was foul, so the beach was often deserted.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Angel, in a foul mood, walked into the dimly lit saloon.
Fiction book (1994) -
When the following winter approached, he set out, enduring foul weather and beastly encounters in his quest to find the mysterious Green Chapel.
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Finally stopping in another corner of the room, Richter dumped foul herbs into a basin of steaming water.
Fiction book (1992) -
After the heavy rain, the street was left in a foul condition, covered with mud and debris.
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
282
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
183
1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
7
1.3
Dirty and covered in dust, food, or grease
Dirty and polluted with waste or unwanted material
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
7
4.3
A penalty called for bad behaviour during play that gives the other team a free throw
- Specialized
6
3.8
A rule break in sport when a player makes illegal rough contact with an opponent
- Specialized
3
2.6
A free throw in basketball taken from the line when an opponent breaks the rules
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foul meaning 'disgustingly dirty' comes straight from the old English word fūl meaning 'rotten' or 'dirty', so a foul place or smell is literally 'rotten' or very unclean.