foul
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- pronunciation:
- faUl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
fouler, foulest |
| definition 1: |
not pleasant to taste, smell, or look at.
Those old socks give off a foul odor.
- antonyms:
- pleasant
- similar words:
- decayed, nasty, spoiled
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| definition 2: |
falling outside of the lines that mark an area for fair play in a sport.
He hit a foul ball. |
| related words: |
horrible, outrageous |
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| derivations: |
foully (adv.), foulness (n.) |
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fowl (a bird).
Foul and
fowl sound alike but have different meanings.