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foulness
[
foul
-nis
]
foul·ness
/
ˈfaʊl
nɪs
/
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[
foul
-nis
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
the state or quality of being
foul
:
The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.
2.
something that is
foul
;
foul matter
;
filth.
3.
wickedness.
Origin:
before 1150;
Middle English;
Old English
fūlnes.
See
foul
,
-ness
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foulness
(ˈfaʊlnɪs)
—
n
1.
the state or quality of being foul
2.
obscenity; vulgarity
3.
viciousness or inhumanity
4.
foul matter; filth
Foulness
(faʊlˈnɛs)
—
n
a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary
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