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单词 foul-tongued
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foul-tonguedadj.

Brit. /ˌfaʊlˈtʌŋd/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlˌtəŋd/
Forms: see foul adj. and tongued adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foul adj., tongued adj.
Etymology: < foul adj. + tongued adj. Compare earlier foul-mouthed adj.
Given to speaking in an offensive or disgraceful way, (now) spec. given to using coarse or obscene language; foul-mouthed.
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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
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Rom. iii. f. viv Foule tounged people [L. maledici].
1669 R. Baxter Direct. Weak Distempered Christians Pref. sig. A8 As peevish, and discontented, and foul-tongued, and unkind, and contemptuous, and disobedient, as those that have no Religion.
1773 Gen. Evening Post 6–8 July The whole neighbourhood knew her to be a drunken, foul-tongued creature.
1840 C. I. Johnstone Violet Hamilton in Edinb. Tales (1846) II. 257/2 You foul-tongued Scotch beldame.
1950 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 May 289/1 The foul-tongued children who graduate into early back-alley sexual experience.
2020 @cellsecrets 29 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 5 Mar. 2021) I've lost the sound of your tender voice amongst the screaming of foul-tongued men spewing profanity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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