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BEFOULED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does befouled mean?
• BEFOULED (adjective)
The adjective BEFOULED has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: BEFOULED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made dirty or foul
Synonyms:
befouled; fouled
Context example:
breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot
Similar:
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Context examples
See to my gown, the third that I have befouled within the week.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
On this befouled background visions began to flow and burn.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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