foul
24
3.0
- adjective
- /faʊl/
:
apestoso
- The trash bin emitted a foul odor that made everyone wrinkle their noses.
- a foul odor
- foul air
And Tagomi says take foul stinking cigarette along.
- And Tagomi says take foul stinking cigarette along.
- That is honestly the foulest thing you will ever smell.
- It says it is unclear as to where she got foul smelling brownish yellow liquid.
- And I had purchased this body lotion and it just smells foul.
- We learned this is our purpose here to emit foul odors.
- The smell, the foul smell of urine, feces, hopelessness.
- And so the assumption was these microbes, yes, they're there, but gosh, like they're responsible for poop and like, you know, foul smells.
- And really, you know, when, when really foul things get get exposed.
- Shredders got this special stink like unique, the shredder that is just so foul and powerful.
Examples
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I thought I smelled something foul.
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The foul smell is only an ugly gatekeeper in front of the palace of wonders.
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I feel your foul breath on my neck!
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The air is foul with decay.
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What is that foul stench?
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That is honestly the foulest thing you will ever smell.
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And he had woken with a foul smell in his nose.
Fiction book (1999) -
It was like a baby smell, but foul, like sour milk.
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Gray particles still floated in the air, and there was a foul, acrid smell.
Fiction book (1997) -
Worse yet, the breeze brought the foul scent of a troll-bear's lair, faint but growing stronger.
Fiction book (2001)
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
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
118
1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
20
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
20
9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
18
4.8
Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
8
7.9
A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash
8
6.7
A strong, unpleasant sharp taste or smell
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
5
6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
4
2.0
Having a very strong bad smell
1
9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
1
8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
1
4.8
Having an unpleasant taste or smell
1
6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
1
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
1
6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
Having a strong, unpleasant smell
Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
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 Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foul meaning a very unpleasant smell comes from old English fūl 'rotten', so a foul stench is one that is 'rotten' and offensive to the senses.