Foul

  • 41foul — [[t]fa͟ʊl[/t]] fouler, foulest, fouls, fouling, fouled 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. ...foul polluted water... The pot pourri of smells in the air was quite foul. Syn:… …

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  • 42foul — [[t]faʊl[/t]] adj. foul•er, foul•est, adj. 1) grossly offensive to the senses: a foul smell[/ex] 2) polluted: foul air[/ex] 3) muddy; dirty 4) clogged with foreign matter: a foul gas jet[/ex] 5) inclement: foul weather[/ex] 6) impeding navigation …

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  • 43foul — 1 adjective 1 SMELL/TASTE a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant: I gulped down some water to take the foul taste out of my mouth. | foul tasting/foul smelling: The bags of garbage had been piled up in a foul smelling heap. 2 in a foul… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44foul — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High German fūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus Date: before 12th century 1. a. offensive to the senses ; loathsome b. filled or covered with… …

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  • 45foul — I UK [faʊl] / US adjective Word forms foul : adjective foul comparative fouler superlative foulest * 1) very dirty, or smelling or tasting unpleasant What s that foul smell? The air within the cell was foul. foul smelling/foul tasting etc: a foul …

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  • 46foul-up — noun an embarrassing mistake • Syn: ↑blunder, ↑blooper, ↑bloomer, ↑bungle, ↑pratfall, ↑fuckup, ↑flub, ↑botch, ↑boner, ↑boo boo …

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  • 47Foul — Der Ausdruck Foul (englisch foul = schlecht, schmutzig) bezeichnet im Sport – außer im Baseball – ein regelwidriges Verhalten: Ein Spieler missachtet während des laufenden Spieles eigene Pflichten oder gegnerische Rechte, wirkt auf einen… …

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  • 48foul — /faʊl / (say fowl) adjective 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. charged with or characterised by offensive or noisome matter: foul air. 3. filthy or dirty, as places, vessels, or clothes. 4.… …

  • 49foul — 01. There is a [foul] smell coming from the dumpster. 02. The student was sent to the principal s office for using [foul] language in class. 03. The boss is in a really [foul] mood today, so you d better stay out of his way. 04. We had really… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 50foul — adj., n., adv., & v. adj. 1 offensive to the senses; loathsome, stinking. 2 dirty, soiled, filthy. 3 colloq. revolting, disgusting. 4 a containing or charged with noxious matter (foul air). b clogged, choked. 5 morally polluted; disgustingly… …

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