Foul Synonyms & Definitions

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• FoulDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (superl.) Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
2. (n.) See Foul ball, under Foul, a.
3. (superl.) Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
4. (superl.) Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ships bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
5. (n.) An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.
6. (v. t.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing.
7. (n.) A bird.
8. (v. i.) To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled.
9. (superl.) Ugly; homely; poor.
10. (superl.) Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
11. (v. t.) To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race.
12. (v. i.) To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun.
13. (superl.) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
14. (superl.) Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
15. (v. t.) To cover (a ships bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.
16. (v. t.) To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire.
17. (superl.) Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
18. (n.) In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.

• Foul-mouthedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive.

• Foul-spokenDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language.