Foulsome

/ˈfaʊlsəm/ adjective

Definition

Extremely or excessively foul; very filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt (archaic or rare usage).

Etymology

From 'foul' + the suffix '-some,' which means 'full of' or 'characterized by excessive amounts of.' This formation parallels words like 'loathsome' and was more productive in Middle English.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-some' (meaning 'full of' or 'tending toward') is less common in modern English than in Middle English, but we still use it for words like 'handsome,' 'gruesome,' and 'awesome'—it's an ancient way of intensifying descriptors.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥላ
ti-la
ARالعربية
قبيح
qabih
BNবাংলা
অপছন্দ
op-chhand
CACatalà
abominable
ah-boh-mee-nah-ble
CSČeština
ohavný
o-hav-ny
DADansk
forfærligt
for-faer-ligt
DEDeutsch
abstoßend
ah-b-sto-send
ELΕλληνικά
άθλιος
a-tli-os
ESEspañol
abominable
ah-boh-mee-nah-ble
FAفارسی
ناپسند
na-pas-and
FISuomi
kauhea
kau-hea
FRFrançais
détestable
de-tes-ta-ble
GUGU
અશુભ
a-shu-bh
HAHA
kashin
ka-shin
HEעברית
שפל
she-fel
HIहिन्दी
अशुभ
a-shu-bh
HUMagyar
undor
un-dor
IDBahasa Indonesia
keji
keh-jee
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
abominabile
ah-boh-mee-nah-bile
JA日本語
忌まわしい
i-ma-wa-shi-i
KKKK
қате
qa-te
KMKM
ប្រពៃ
bra-pe
KO한국어
역겨운
yeok-gye-oun
MRMR
अशुभ
a-shu-bh
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
keh-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလွန်
kyoo-luon
NLNederlands
afschuwelijk
af-schu-weh-lijk
NONorsk
forferdelig
for-fer-de-lig
PAPA
ਅਸ਼ੁભ
a-shu-bh
PLPolski
obrzydliwy
ob-rzyd-li-v-i
PTPortuguês
abominável
ah-boh-mee-nah-vel
RORomână
abominabil
ah-boh-mee-nib-il
RUРусский
отвратительный
ot-vrat-i-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
avskyvärd
av-sky-vaerd
SWKiswahili
ovu
o-vu
TAதமிழ்
தீய
thee-ya
TEతెలుగు
దోష
do-sha
THไทย
น่ารังเกียจ
na-rang-ge-ji
TLTL
masamang asal
ma-sa-mang a-sal
TRTürkçe
çıplak
ch-i-plak
UKУкраїнська
огидний
o-hi-d-nyy
URاردو
بد
bad
VITiếng Việt
kinh tởm
kinh-to-rm
YOYO
àṣẹ
a-she
ZH中文
令人厌恶
lìng rén yàn wù
ZUZU
izikhulu
ee-zee-khu-loo

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