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Antonyms for foul-mouthed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : foul-mouth d, -moutht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaʊlˈmaʊðd, -ˈmaʊθt



Definition of foul-mouthed

Origin :
  • also foulmouthed, 1590s, apparently first in Shakespeare ["Henry IV," 1596].
  • As in lewd : adj vulgar, indecent
  • As in raunchy : adj lewd, obscene
  • As in ribald : adj vulgar, obscene
  • As in Philistine : adj coarse
  • As in coarse : adj not fine, rude
  • As in filthy : adj vulgar, obscene
  • As in foul : adj vulgar, offensive
Example sentences :
  • Shame on a gentleman for hearkening to the foul-mouthed villains one moment.
  • Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • One was an American "tough," the other a lazy, foul-mouthed Swede.
  • Extract from : « The Call Of The South » by Louis Becke
  • It was at the commencement of this terrific scene that I shot the foul-mouthed singer.
  • Extract from : « Queen Sheba's Ring » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Say that again, you foul-mouthed dog o' Fife, and I'll gralloch you like a deer!
  • Extract from : « Doom Castle » by Neil Munro
  • She was, or pretended to be, very wroth, and she was also foul-mouthed.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs
  • You knew he was a loafer, a disrespectful, foul-mouthed scamp.
  • Extract from : « A Family of Noblemen » by Mikhal Saltykov
  • He had to do with men and women who were drunken, foul-mouthed, depraved.
  • Extract from : « The Everlasting Arms » by Joseph Hocking
  • But—if that's how you're going to take it, you foul-mouthed old rapparee!
  • Extract from : « The White Blackbird » by Hudson Douglas
  • The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.
  • Extract from : « Table-Talk » by William Hazlitt
  • She dared not do otherwise than he willed, and when he had eaten he went out, foul-mouthed.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by R. W. Chambers

Synonyms for foul-mouthed

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