foul·ness
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| 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. |
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adj. foul·er, foul·est
n.
adv. In a foul manner. v. fouled, foul·ing, fouls v. tr.
v. intr.
Phrasal Verb(s): foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls. foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment. [Middle English, from Old English fūl; see p - in Indo-European roots.]
foul'ly adv., foul'ness n. |
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| foulness | |
noun | |
| 1. | disgusting wickedness and immorality; "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed" |
| 2. | a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse [syn: filth] |
| 3. | (of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather" |
| 4. | the attribute of having a strong offensive smell [syn: malodorousness] |
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Foulness
Foul"ness\, n. [AS. f?lnes.] The quality or condition of being foul.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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