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foulness

[ foul-nis ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being foul:

    The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.

  2. something that is foul; foul matter; filth.


foulness

1

/ ˈ´Ú²¹ÊŠ±ô²Ôɪ²õ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being foul
  2. obscenity; vulgarity
  3. viciousness or inhumanity
  4. foul matter; filth
“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

Foulness

2

/ ´Ú²¹ÊŠ±ôˈ²ÔÉ›²õ /

noun

  1. a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of foulness1

before 1150; Middle English; Old English ´ÚÅ«±ô²Ô±ð²õ. See foul, -ness
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In the decades since, though, the main charge against the show hasn’t been foulness so much as incoherence.

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The foulness is in the very air they breathe; they might choke if they thought about it.

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The foulness of these places, for the animals that live in them and the people who live near them, truly defies words.

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Chaus said Ukrainian forces have begun ridding the area of mines and clearing out the “foulness†left behind by the retreating Russians.

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How does she have time to throw such petty foulness into the town square?

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