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BEFOULED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does befouled mean? 

BEFOULED (adjective)
  The adjective BEFOULED has 1 sense:

1. made dirty or foulplay

  Familiarity information: BEFOULED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEFOULED (adjective)


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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