foulness

noun

foulness

noun

UK /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/

Etymology From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul + -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

1

The state of being foul.

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