foul, adj.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
violating accepted standards or rules
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cheating dirty foul unsporting unsportsmanlike
sample sentences
"a dirty fighter""used foul means to gain power"
"a nasty unsporting serve"
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
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offensively malodorous
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fetid foetid foul foul-smelling funky ill-scented noisome smelly stinking
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"a foul odor""the kitchen smelled really funky"
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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
disgustful disgusting distasteful foul loathly loathsome repellant repellent repelling revolting skanky wicked yucky
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"a disgusting smell""distasteful language"
"a loathsome disease"
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
"revolting food"
"a wicked stench"
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especially of a ship's lines etc
<adj.all> (ip)
afoul foul fouled
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
filthy foul nasty
sample sentences
"as filthy as a pigsty""a foul pond"
"a nasty pigsty of a room"
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characterized by obscenity
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cruddy filthy foul nasty smutty
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"had a filthy mouth""foul language"
"smutty jokes"
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(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
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foul
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(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
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dirty foul marked-up