Meanings
adverbfoully (comparative more foully, superlative most foully)
comparative more foully · superlative most foully
- In a foul manner; revoltingly.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an unfair and insulting manner
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Origin
- Old Englishfūllīċe
- Middle Englishfoully
- Englishfoully
Inherited from Middle English foully, from Old English fūllīċe; by surface analysis, foul + ly.
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APA
foully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foully
MLA
“foully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foully. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foully.
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