"foulsome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfaʊlsəm/ Forms: more foulsome [comparative], most foulsome [superlative]
Etymology: A variant of fulsome remodelled after foul. Cognate with Scots fowsum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fulsome}} fulsome, {{m|enm|foul}} foul, {{cog|sco|fowsum}} Scots fowsum Head templates: {{en-adj}} foulsome (comparative more foulsome, superlative most foulsome)
  1. Marked by foulness or filth; filthy; (by extension) wretched
    Sense id: en-foulsome-en-adj-tkabtx9w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} foulsome
  1. Alternative form of fulsom Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fulsom
    Sense id: en-foulsome-enm-noun-5HVR3Y-e Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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