Etymology

foully

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Today it means: In a foul manner; revoltingly. Full definition →

Middle English foully ← Old English fūllīċe
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfūllīċe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfoully
  3. English todayfoully

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfūllīċe all →

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