foul
/faʊl/
Dictionary
adjective
- Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
"A ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles"
- (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive.
"His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated."
- Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
"He has a foul set of friends."
- Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
"There was a foul smell coming from the toilet."
- Ugly; homely; poor.
- (of the weather) Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
"Some foul weather is brewing."
- Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
"Foul play is not suspected."
- Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
"We've got a foul anchor."
- Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
"Jones hit foul ball after foul ball."
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