foul
adjective
grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome.
fouled
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past participleof foul.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof foul.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fouladjectivegrossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome.
Example Sentences
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Neither book argues for a return to the olfactory world of the past, and surely nobody wants streets where sewage runs in the gutters and rivers are fouled by industrial waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
At one point, he fouled off six straight before drawing a walk to load the bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Skubal came back inside with a fastball that Baldwin fouled off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He was standing several feet in front of the on-deck circle when Busch fouled off a pitch by Cincinnati’s Luis Mey on a checked swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Mary Jane was back in a minute using a leaf of Kleenex and still looking upset, even fouled.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
