Word of the Week - 25

FOUL

This Monday's word of the week is an adjective which can be used to mean not very pleasant. It is used as a synomym for awful.

It is common to say that something smells foul, for example the toilets, or somebody's breath.

You can also say that the weather is foul when it is very grey, cold and rainy.

You can say that somebody has foul language if they are always swearing or blaspheming.

You can say that you have had a foul day when you have had a particularly difficult or stressful day.

Foul is a useful adjective and adds a bit more variety to your language instead of just using awful or horrible all the time.