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foul-mouthed

British  

adjective

  1. given to using obscene, abusive, or blasphemous language

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Meanwhile, in Columbia, the state capital, the book came to the attention of Dick Harpootlian, Alex Murdaugh’s courtly but foul-mouthed attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Even Scott Jennings, the foul-mouthed Kentuckian with a habit of picking Derby losers and rumored to occasionally sip Tennessee whiskey instead of Kentucky bourbon, has been caught trashing the president — off camera.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Deadpool, the foul-mouthed anti-hero, might be something of an anomaly among big screen comic book stars.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2023

Prigozhin had been buried on Tuesday in an equally discreet ceremony in his hometown of St Petersburg that contrasted starkly with his loud and often foul-mouthed presence on social media.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

We shall let this "foul-mouthed," coarse Luther stand before the bar of public opinion just as he is.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)

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