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fouty

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: F AW1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

used as an intensifier despicable

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, obsolete

Examples

  • 1770s, William Hamilton (translator), Blind Harry (original), The Life Surprising Adventures and Heroic Actions of Sir William Wallace fouty fellows

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Compare French foutu, past participle of foutre; Old French foutu (“scoundrel”). See fouter.