foul
Covered with, or containing unclean matterCovered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
» There's no sign of foul play.
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10 sensesCovered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.
His foul hands got dirt all over the kitchen.
schmutzig, stinkend, unrein
га́дкийgádkij, гря́зныйgrjáznyj
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.
His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated.
unflätig, vulgär ausdrückend, unanständig
непристо́йныйnepristójnyj, неприли́чныйneprilíčnyj, непотре́бныйnepotrébnyj
Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
He has a foul set of friends.
widerlich, garstig, schlecht
отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj, га́дкийgádkij
Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
This foul food is making me retch.
There was a foul smell coming from the toilet.
faul, stinkend, widerlich
отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj
Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
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.
unfair, unehrlich, unaufrichtig
нече́стныйnečéstnyj
Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
We've got a foul anchor.
A rope could get foul while it is being paid out.
(with "of") Positioned on, in, or near enough to (a specified area) so as to obstruct it.
Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
Jones hit foul ball after foul ball.
festhängend, gefangen, verfangen
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
(obsolete)Ugly; homely; poor.
einfach, schlicht, gewöhnlich
отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj, безобра́зныйbezobráznyj
Examples
112 sentencesThere's no sign of foul play.
There's no evidence of foul play.
Tom is in a foul mood.
ruТом в плохом настроении. — marafon
deTom hat schlechte Laune. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Please watch out for foul balls.
Tom is in a foul mood today.
ruТом сегодня в плохом настроении. — odexed
deTom hat heute schlechte Laune. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 8
Origin
Inherited from Middle English ffoul, foul, foull, fowel, fowle, fuyle, voul, vul, from OldInherited from Middle English ffoul, foul, foull, fowel, fowle, fuyle, voul, vul, from Old English fūl (“foul, dirty, unclean, impure, vile, corrupt, rotten, stinking, guilty”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz (“foul, rotten”), from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“foul, rotten”).
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Forms
fouler, foulestSynonyms
36 synonyms- especially of a ship's lines etc:afoulfouled
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter:filthynasty
- (of a manuscript) defaced with changes:dirtymarked-up
- characterized by obscenity:cruddyfilthynastysmutty
- violating accepted standards or rules:cheatingdirtyunsportingunsportsmanlike
- offensively malodorous:fetidfoetidfoul-smellingfunkynoisomesmellystinkingill-scented
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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