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foully

/ˈfaʊl(l)i/

foully adverb: in a foul manner; revoltingly.

Adverb

foully (comparative more foully, superlative most foully)

  1. In a foul manner; revoltingly.

Forms of foully

comparativemore foully
superlativemost foully

Origin of foully

Inherited from Middle English foully, from Old English fūllīċe; by surface analysis, foul + ly.

Questions about foully

What does foully mean?
Foully means in a foul manner; revoltingly.
What part of speech is foully?
Foully is an adverb.
How do you pronounce foully?
Foully is pronounced /ˈfaʊl(l)i/.

Words near foully in the dictionary

  1. Foulke
  2. Foulkes
  3. Foulkeses
  4. Foulks
  5. Foulkses
  6. foully
  7. foulmart
  8. foulmarts
  9. foulmouth
  10. foulmouthed
  11. foulmouthedness

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