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foulness

[foul-nis]

noun

the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.

something that is foul; foul matter; filth.

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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