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nonfoul

nonfoul adjective: not foul (in various senses).

Adjective

nonfoul (not comparable)

  1. Not foul (in various senses).
    • Although there was not much more bickering with officials than at a game with a regular officiating crew, Lee collected the game’s only technical for arguing a nonfoul call in the fourth quarter.2009 October 5, Jonathan Abrams, “Gallinari’s Effort Is Reassuring to the Knicks”, in New York Times

Origin of nonfoul

From non- + foul.

Questions about nonfoul

What does nonfoul mean?
Nonfoul means not foul (in various senses).
What part of speech is nonfoul?
Nonfoul is an adjective.

Words near nonfoul in the dictionary

  1. nonfossil
  2. nonfossiliferous
  3. nonfossilized
  4. nonfossorial
  5. nonfostered
  6. nonfoul
  7. nonfouling
  8. nonfoundational
  9. nonfoundationalism
  10. nonfoundationalist
  11. nonfoundationalists

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