foully
1
7.9
- adverb
- /ˈfaʊli/
- 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
80
1.8
In a way that treats people or things differently and not right
52
4.3
In a way that is very wrong or extreme
45
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
45
1.0
In a way that is not polite or breaks rules
25
4.6
In a way that is unfair or against the law
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
9
3.4
In a way that makes people feel guilty or embarrassed
8
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
3
7.0
In a way that is wrong and unfair to others
3
4.6
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
3
6.8
In a mean, unkind way
3
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
2
5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
7.0
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
8.0
In a way that is not fair or right
1
8.0
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
1
8.1
In a way that deserves a lot of blame for bad behavior
1
7.4
In a very bad or unpleasant way
1
8.5
In a way that is wrong or unfair
1
8.8
In a dirty or morally wrong way that shocks people
1
8.4
In a way that makes someone or something look bad
1
9.9
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
In a way that is very unfair and morally wrong
In a dishonest way to get money or power
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.