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foulest

foulest is the superlative form of foul.

Meaning of foul

Adjective

foul (comparative fouler, superlative foulest)

  1. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
    • This cloth is too foul to use as a duster.
  2. Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
    • The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.
  3. Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.
    • He has a foul set of friends.
  4. Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
    • This foul food is making me retch.
    Synonyms:
    rank, frightful
  5. (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
    • Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  6. Unpleasant, stormy or rainy. (of the weather)
    • Some foul weather is brewing.

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Questions about foulest

What is foulest the superlative form of?
Foulest is the superlative form of foul.

Words near foulest in the dictionary

  1. fouled one's own nest
  2. fouled out
  3. fouled up
  4. fouler
  5. foulers
  6. foulest
  7. fouleth
  8. foulies
  9. fouling
  10. fouling one's own nest
  11. fouling out

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