Dictionary Check: foul

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"foul" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Example: "a disgusting smell"
Synonyms:
disgusting disgustful distasteful loathly loathsome repellent repellant repelling
adjective

offensively malodorous

Example: "a foul odor"
Synonyms:
fetid foetid foul-smelling funky noisome smelly stinking ill-scented
adjective

violating accepted standards or rules

Example: "a dirty fighter"
Synonyms:
cheating dirty unsporting unsportsmanlike
adjective

(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

Antonyms:
fair
adjective

(of a manuscript) defaced with changes

Example: "foul (or dirty) copy"
Synonyms:
dirty marked-up
adjective

characterized by obscenity

Example: "had a filthy mouth"
Synonyms:
cruddy filthy nasty smutty

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