Foulness - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfaʊlnəs|
Brit.
|ˈfaʊlnəs|
noun
- disgusting wickedness and immorality
- (of weather) the badness of the weather
he understood the foulness of sin
his display of foulness deserved severe punishment
mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed
- a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse (syn: filth, filthiness)his display of foulness deserved severe punishment
mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed
- (of weather) the badness of the weather
they were wearied with the foulness of the weather
- the attribute of having a strong offensive smell (syn: fetidness, rankness)Extra examples
The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.
The weather has been foul all week.
He hit several fouls in a row.
She fouled on her first long jump attempt.
He was fouled as he attempted the shot.
He kept fouling pitches into the stands.
Man veils foul deeds under fair words; God, in His word, unveils the foulness.
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