Foul

Morpheme

Foul

Type

free base

Denotation

dirty, unclean, impure, vile, corrupt, rotten, stinking, guilty

Etymology

Middle English foulen, foul; Old English fūlian, fūl

Evidence

afoul, antifoul, befoul, biofoul, biofouling, foul, foulable, foulbrood, fouled, fouler, foulest, fouling, foulish, foully, foulmouth, foulmouthed, foulness, fouls, nonfoul, nonfouling, overfoul, unfoul, unfouled

See Also

Defile