foully

/'fauli/

Thân thiện

Two police officers were foully murdered in a quiet alley.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a wicked, shameful, or morally offensive manner: Describes an action done with extreme cruelty, viciousness, or depravity.
   • In an unfair, unjust, or insulting manner: Describes an action involving gross injustice, slander, or malicious treatment.

Examples of Usage

• In a wicked/shameful manner:

  • The historical account described how the king was foully betrayed by his closest advisor.
  • Evidence showed the victim had been foully assaulted.

• In an unfair/insulting manner:

  • The honest official was foully slandered by his political opponents.
  • Their achievements were foully misrepresented in the press.

Advanced Usage

• "foully murdered": A common collocation emphasizing the heinous, brutal, or treacherous nature of a killing.
  • The news reported that a local shopkeeper had been foully murdered.
• "foully condemned": Often used to describe a judgment or criticism that is grossly unjust, biased, or malicious.
  • The reformer was foully condemned by the conservative establishment.

Variants and Related Words

• Foul (adj): Highly offensive to the senses or morals; wicked; unfair.
  • It was a foul crime. (Đó là một tội ác tàn bạo.)
• Foulness (n): The state or quality of being foul.
  • The foulness of the deed shocked the community. (Sự tàn ác của hành động đã gây chấn động cộng đồng.)

Synonyms

• Wickedly: In a manner that is evil or morally wrong.
• Viciously: In a cruel or violent manner.
• Atrociously: In a horrifyingly wicked or cruel manner.
• Iniquitously: In a grossly unfair or morally wrong manner.
• Slanderously: In a false and damaging manner.

Antonyms

• Justly: In a fair and righteous manner.
• Honorably: In a way that deserves respect and adheres to good principles.
• Benevolently: In a kind and well-meaning manner.

Related Phrases

• To speak foully of someone: To say very insulting or slanderous things about a person.
  • He always speaks foully of his former partners.
• To act foully: To behave in a wicked or treacherous way.
  • The dictator acted foully toward his own people.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a wicked and shameful manner
   • two policemen were foully murdered
2. in an unfair and insulting manner
   • this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insultingly