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Definition: FOUTY

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Despicable.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb foutily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(foutily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fouty.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Fouty" is a common misspelling or typo for: gouty, fluty, fourty.

Date "Fouty" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fouty \Fou"ty\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression foutu, past participle of foutre; Old French foutu scoundrel. See Fouter.]. (references)

Definition: FOUTY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Despicable.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb foutily.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(foutily)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective fouty.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FOUTY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Fouty \Fou"ty\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression foutu, past participle of foutre; Old French foutu scoundrel. See Fouter.]. (references)