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faul — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
  • indolent adjective Avoiding effort or activity; lazy in a relaxed, unhurried way.
  • lazy adj Unwilling to work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  • rotten adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
  • slothful adj Lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
  • sluggish adjective Slow-moving, lacking energy or alertness.

Senses

faul is used for these senses in English:

  • foul Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
  • idle Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
  • indolent Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
  • lazy Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
  • slothful lazy; idle; tending to sloth.
  • sluggish Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

foul — full definition

  1. adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  2. adj Vulgar or abusive, especially referring to language.
  3. verb To make something dirty, blocked, or tangled.
  4. verb In sports, to break a rule through illegal contact with an opponent.
  5. noun A violation of a game's rules, often involving contact with another player.

idle — full definition

  1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
  2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
  3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
  4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

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