foully
1
7.9
- adverb
- /ˈfaʊli/
:
de manera inmoral
- You, whose hands still reek with the blood of my betrothed... dare to address words of passion to the woman you have so foully wronged?
Examples
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For two months we have mourned the good King Edwin, who by the cruel Viking Ragnar was foully murdered, and still lies unrevenged.
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I read its look to mean that it had been done a serious injury and felt it had been foully wronged.
Fiction book (1990) -
Then he threw down the magazine, stood up, came over to me, leaned down, and breathing foully into my face said, "You little bastard, what the fuck do you know? I could break your fuckin little neck, and what the fuck difference would it make?"
Fiction book (1991) -
He was foully accused of crimes he did not commit, which devastated his reputation.
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After being foully treated by his colleagues, he decided to find a new job.
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The politician foully manipulated the truth to gain public support for his campaign.
Synonyms
85
1.8
In a way that treats people or things differently and not right
54
4.3
In a way that is very wrong or extreme
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
24
4.6
In a way that is unfair or against the law
19
1.0
In a way that is not polite or breaks rules
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
10
3.4
In a way that makes people feel guilty or embarrassed
9
6.8
In a shameful way that shows no honesty
6
8.2
In an extremely bad and obvious way that shocks people
6
7.4
In a very obvious way that breaks rules and offends people
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
3
7.0
In a way that is wrong and unfair to others
3
4.6
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
1
7.0
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
6.8
In a mean, unkind way
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.0
In a way that is not fair or right
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
1
8.0
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
In a way that is very unfair and morally wrong
In a way that is wrong or unfair
In a way that makes someone or something look bad
In a way that deserves a lot of blame for bad behavior
In a dirty or morally wrong way that shocks people
In a dishonest way to get money or power
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
In a very bad or unpleasant way
Antonyms
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word foully comes from the old English word foul meaning 'dirty' or 'rotten' and the ending -ly that makes it an adverb, and foul is also the same word used for a bad or unfair action in sport. So, to be treated or accused foully is to be treated in a 'dirty' or 'unfair' way.