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foul

/ˈfaʊl/FOWL
/ˈfaʊl/FOWL

Meaningdirty

Common meaning: dirty, offensive

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishfulsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishfoulsource
  3. Englishfoul‘dirty, offensive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English ful ‘dirty’.

Roots

  • ful Old English “dirty”

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