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Question 1 of 10
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Idioms for foul
Origin of foul
before 900; (adj. and noun) Middle English ful, foul,Old English fūl; cognate with Gothic fuls,Old Norse fūll,Old High German fūl; akin to Latin pūspus, pūtēre to stink, Greek pýon pus; (adv.) Middle English fule, foule, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English fulen, derivative of the adj.
synonym study for foul
3. See dirty.
OTHER WORDS FROM foul
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH foul
foul , fowlDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for foul
See also foul up
Derived forms of foul
foully, adverbWord Origin for foul
Old English fūl; related to Old Norse fūll, Gothic fūls smelling offensively, Latin pūs pus, Greek puol pus
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Idioms and Phrases with foul
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