Foully

//ˈfaʊl(l)i// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a foul manner; revoltingly.
Adverb
  1. 1
    in a wicked and shameful manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in an unfair and insulting manner wordnet

Synonyms

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atrociouslyawfullydreadfullyflagrantlygrosslyhorribly

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""Dost thou for this, dear mother, me through fire / and foeman safely to my home restore; / to see Creusa, and my son and sire / each foully butchered in the other's gore, / and Danaans dealing slaughter at the door?""

Etymology

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

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