foully
foully · more foully · most foully
In a foul manner; revoltinglyIn a foul manner; revoltingly.
/ˈfaʊl(l)i/
Meaning
1 sensesIn a foul manner; revoltingly.
in a wicked and shameful manner
Origin
Inherited from Middle English foully, from Old English fūllīċe; by surface analysis, foulInherited from Middle English foully, from Old English fūllīċe; by surface analysis, foul + ly.
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Forms
more foully, most foully| Comparative | more foully Lesson |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- in an unfair and insulting manner:insultingly
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfoul
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.