foul adj
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foul — [foul] adj. [ME < OE ful, akin to Ger faul, rotten, lazy < IE base * pū , * pu , to stink (< ? exclamation of disgust) > L putere, to rot, Gr pyon, PUS] 1. so offensive to the senses as to cause disgust; stinking; loathsome [a foul… … English World dictionary
foul — adj filthy, *dirty, nasty, squalid Analogous words: putrid, stinking, fetid, noisome, *malodorous: Offensive, revolting, repulsive, loathsome: obscene, gross, vulgar, Ooarse Antonyms: fair: undefiled foul vb *soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, befoul,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
foul — {{11}}foul (adj.) O.E. ful rotten, unclean, vile, corrupt, offensive to the senses, from P.Gmc. *fulaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., ful, M.Du. voul, Du. vuil, O.H.G. fül, Ger. faul, Goth. füls), from root *fu , corresponding to PIE *pu , perhaps from the… … Etymology dictionary
foul — 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… … Useful english dictionary
foul — 〈[ faʊl] Adj.; nur präd. u. adv.; Sp.〉 regelwidrig, unfair, unsportlich [engl., „schmutzig, unrein, faul“] * * * foul [fa̮ul ] <Adj.> [engl. foul, eigtl. = schmutzig; hässlich, verw. mit ↑ faul] (Sport): regelwidrig, unfair, unsportlich … Universal-Lexikon
Foul — 〈[ faʊl] n. 15; Sp.〉 Verstoß gegen die (allgemein anerkannten) Spielregeln [engl., „etwas Unreines, regelwidriger Schlag od. Stoß beim Sport“] * * * foul [fa̮ul ] <Adj.> [engl. foul, eigtl. = schmutzig; hässlich, verw. mit ↑ faul] (Sport):… … Universal-Lexikon
foul-smelling — adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor. Syn: fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foul — [faul] Adj; meist in foul spielen Sport; (besonders in einer Mannschaftssportart) beim Spielen ein Foul oder viele Fouls begehen ↔ fair spielen … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
foul-mouthed — adj swearing too much ▪ Harry was a nasty foul mouthed old devil. > foul mouth n … Dictionary of contemporary English
foul-mouthed — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as foul mouthed, you disapprove of them because they use offensive words or say very rude things. He s a coarse, foul mouthed bully … English dictionary
