foul

About 4.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

   This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.

2. adjective Obscene, vulgar or abusive.

   The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.

3. adjective Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.

   He has a foul set of friends.

4. adjective Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.

   This foul food is making me retch.

5. adjective Ugly; homely; poor.
6. adjective Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.

   Some foul weather is brewing.

7. adjective Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.

   Foul play is not suspected.

8. adjective Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.

   We've got a foul anchor.

Similar words

dirty unclean filthy soiled pollute nasty putrid defile contaminate befoul

Often followed by

and of play air weather language odor the line

Word family

foul mouth fouled fouler foulest fouling foully foulness foulnesses fouls