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fouler definition
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Overview of adj foul The adj foul has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench") 2. (1) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking -- (offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell") 3. (1) cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike -- (violating accepted standards or rules "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior") 4. foul -- ((of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines) 5. dirty, foul, marked-up -- ((of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy") 6. filthy, foul, nasty, vile -- ((informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having") 7. filthy, foul, nasty, smutty -- (characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes") 8. filthy, foul, nasty -- (disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room") 9. afoul, foul, fouled -- (especially of a ship's lines etc "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor") Antonyms of adj foul 9 senses of foul Sense 1 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Sense 2 fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking INDIRECT (VIA malodorous) -> fragrant Sense 3 cheating(postnominal), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike INDIRECT (VIA unfair) -> fair, just Sense 4 foul (vs. fair) fair (vs. foul) => in-bounds Sense 5 dirty, foul, marked-up INDIRECT (VIA illegible) -> legible Sense 6 filthy, foul, nasty, vile INDIRECT (VIA inclement) -> clement Sense 7 filthy, foul, nasty, smutty INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable Sense 8 filthy, foul, nasty INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean Sense 9 afoul(predicate), foul, fouled INDIRECT (VIA tangled) -> untangled Similarity of adj foul 9 senses of foul Sense 1 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 2 fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking => malodorous (vs. fragrant) Sense 3 cheating(postnominal), dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike => unfair (vs. fair), unjust Sense 4 foul (vs. fair) => out-of-bounds Sense 5 dirty, foul, marked-up => illegible (vs. legible) Sense 6 filthy, foul, nasty, vile => inclement (vs. clement) Sense 7 filthy, foul, nasty, smutty => dirty (vs. clean) Sense 8 filthy, foul, nasty => dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean Sense 9 afoul(predicate), foul, fouled => tangled (vs. untangled) Attributes of adj foul Familiarity of adj foul foul used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Grep of adj foul afoul foul foul-mouthed foul-smelling foul-spoken fouled Overview of adj foul The adj foul has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench") 2. (1) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking -- (offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell") 3. (1) cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike -- (violating accepted standards or rules "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior") 4. foul -- ((of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines) 5. dirty, foul, marked-up -- ((of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy") 6. filthy, foul, nasty, vile -- ((informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having") 7. filthy, foul, nasty, smutty -- (characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes") 8. filthy, foul, nasty -- (disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room") 9. afoul, foul, fouled -- (especially of a ship's lines etc "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor")
fouler definition
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