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- Dictionaryfoul/faʊl/
adjective
- 1. offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty: "a foul odour" Similar Opposite
- 2. wicked or immoral: "murder most foul" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. (in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent: "the midfielder was booked for a foul on Ford" Similar Opposite
- 2. a disease in the feet of cattle: informal, dated "he was indeed suffering from foul of the foot"
adverb
- 1. contrary to the rules; unfairly.
verb
- 1. make foul or dirty; pollute: "factories which fouled the atmosphere" Similar
- 2. (in sport) commit a foul against (an opponent): "United claim their keeper was fouled"
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The meaning of FOUL is offensive to the senses : loathsome. How to use foul in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Foul.
FOUL definition: 1. extremely unpleasant: 2. Foul speech or other language is offensive, rude, or shocking: 3…. Learn more.
If you describe something as foul, you mean it is dirty and smells or tastes unpleasant. ...foul polluted water. The smell was quite foul. Foul language is offensive and contains swear words or rude words. He was sent off for using foul language in a match last Sunday. He had a foul mouth.
Foul is most commonly used as an adjective to describe a bad smell. As a verb, foul usually means “make dirty or messy.” You might foul your room to the point where it smells a bit foul.
to get into trouble with a person or an organization because of doing something wrong or illegal. Definition of foul adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Foul definition: grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome. See examples of FOUL used in a sentence.
Having a bad odor or taste: foul breath; food that tasted foul. c. Rotten or putrid: foul meat. 2. a. Containing dirt, impurities, or other foreign matter; foul water. b. Clogged or bestrewn with unwanted material: The bay is foul with old sunken vessels. c. Overgrown or encrusted with weeds, barnacles, or other organisms. Used of a ship's bottom.
What does the adjective foul mean? There are 43 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective foul, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective foul? How is the adjective foul pronounced? Where does the adjective foul come from?
What does the noun foul mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun foul, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun foul? How is the noun foul pronounced? Where does the noun foul come from?
Some common synonyms of foul are dirty, filthy, nasty, and squalid. While all these words mean "conspicuously unclean or impure," foul implies extreme offensiveness and an accumulation of what is rotten or stinking; it can also describe, for example, loathsome behavior.
