foully
/'fauli/
Definition
- 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.
Adverb
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in a wicked and shameful manner
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two policemen were foully murdered
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in an unfair and insulting manner
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this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists
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