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foul

/faʊl/
adjective
  1. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.

    "A ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles"

  2. (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive.

    "His foul language causes many people to believe he is uneducated."

  3. Detestable, unpleasant, loathsome.

    "He has a foul set of friends."

Synonymsodious, shameful, wretched

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