adv
Meaning 1
In a foul manner; revoltingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
foully
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/ˈfaʊl(l)i/
adverb
Meaning 2
in a wicked and shameful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- two policemen were foully murdered
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in an unfair and insulting manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insultingly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English foully, from Old English fūllīċe; by surface analysis, foul + ly.