fouty
See also: Fouty
English
Etymology
Compare French foutu, past participle of foutre; Old French foutu (“scoundrel”). See fouter.
Adjective
fouty (comparative more fouty, superlative most fouty)
- (obsolete) used as an intensifier despicable
- 1770s, William Hamilton (translator), Blind Harry (original), The Life Surprising Adventures and Heroic Actions of Sir William Wallace
- fouty fellows
- 1770s, William Hamilton (translator), Blind Harry (original), The Life Surprising Adventures and Heroic Actions of Sir William Wallace
Related terms
References
- “fouty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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