foul-spokenadj.

Brit.

/ˌfaʊlˈspəʊk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌfaʊlˈspoʊkən/,

/ˈfaʊlˌspoʊkən/

Forms: see foul adv. and spoken adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foul adv., spoken adj.¹

Etymology: < foul adv. + spoken adj.¹ Compare earlier fair-spoken adj. Compare also earlier foul-tongued adj. and foul-mouthed adj.Compare late Middle English fowlespekyng, noun (a1475) and ffowlespeker (c1475), each in an apparently isolated attestation.

Given to speaking in an offensive or disgraceful way, (now) spec. given to using coarse or obscene language; foul-mouthed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > given to swearing or profanity

ill-tongueda1300

foul-moutheda1470

foul-tongued1549

foul-spoken1574

rough-mouthed1646

foulmouth1661

damning1667

swearing1796

expletive1841

hard-mouthed1864

potty-mouthed1987

1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 251 For a gentleman to be of a distempred speeche, foule mouthed, euill mannered, lowd and fowle spoken [Sp. desbocado, mal criado, y boquirroto], it maye not proceede of any other occasion but that he is melancholike.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. i. 58 Fowle spoken Coward, that thundrest with thy tongue.

1618 W. Wright tr. L. Lessius Consultation what Faith & Relig. is Best to be Imbraced x. 196 Giuen to the pleasures of the flesh, couetous of things of the world, ambitious, foule spoken, seditious, infamous for Apostasy.

1789 ‘Tartar’ Let. to Most Insolent Man Alive, Answered 13 The least plausible, most foul spoken..middle aged man this kingdom ever beheld.

1844 M. F. Tupper Crock of Gold (1849) xix. 83 In vain the wretched father stormed, and swore, and knocked down more than one foul-spoken fellow that had breathed against dear Grace.

1935 J. C. Snaith But even So 120 Her foul-spoken bird.

2000 Daily Tel. 15 June 29 [He] was, by most accounts, an ill-dressed and sometimes foul-spoken curmudgeon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foul-spoken
释义	foul-spokenadj. Brit. /ˌfaʊlˈspəʊk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌfaʊlˈspoʊkən/, /ˈfaʊlˌspoʊkən/ Forms: see foul adv. and spoken adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foul adv., spoken adj.¹ Etymology: < foul adv. + spoken adj.¹ Compare earlier fair-spoken adj. Compare also earlier foul-tongued adj. and foul-mouthed adj.Compare late Middle English fowlespekyng, noun (a1475) and ffowlespeker (c1475), each in an apparently isolated attestation. Given to speaking in an offensive or disgraceful way, (now) spec. given to using coarse or obscene language; foul-mouthed. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > given to swearing or profanity ill-tongueda1300 foul-moutheda1470 foul-tongued1549 foul-spoken1574 rough-mouthed1646 foulmouth1661 damning1667 swearing1796 expletive1841 hard-mouthed1864 potty-mouthed1987 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 251 For a gentleman to be of a distempred speeche, foule mouthed, euill mannered, lowd and fowle spoken [Sp. desbocado, mal criado, y boquirroto], it maye not proceede of any other occasion but that he is melancholike. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus ii. i. 58 Fowle spoken Coward, that thundrest with thy tongue. 1618 W. Wright tr. L. Lessius Consultation what Faith & Relig. is Best to be Imbraced x. 196 Giuen to the pleasures of the flesh, couetous of things of the world, ambitious, foule spoken, seditious, infamous for Apostasy. 1789 ‘Tartar’ Let. to Most Insolent Man Alive, Answered 13 The least plausible, most foul spoken..middle aged man this kingdom ever beheld. 1844 M. F. Tupper Crock of Gold (1849) xix. 83 In vain the wretched father stormed, and swore, and knocked down more than one foul-spoken fellow that had breathed against dear Grace. 1935 J. C. Snaith But even So 120 Her foul-spoken bird. 2000 Daily Tel. 15 June 29 [He] was, by most accounts, an ill-dressed and sometimes foul-spoken curmudgeon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1574
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