foul
Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
Example
“This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.”
Other meanings
Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
“The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.”
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
“He has a foul set of friends.”
Synonyms
- nasty
Word history
From Old English "fūl".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “foul” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.