foulest
Maximally rank-smelling
Foulest is the superlative of foul—the most offensive, disgusting, or wicked.
It describes the worst of something already bad: the foulest smell imaginable, the foulest deed in the kingdom's history.
Weather can be foulest, language can be foulest, moods can be foulest.
The word carries moral weight when applied to acts or intentions.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
- fetidHaving foul odor
rank · rotting · decaying · noxious · malodorous · pungent · nauseating · sulfurous
Capable of causing harm
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
filth · waste · emissions · pesticides · runoff · dioxins · carcinogens · particulates
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
contemptible · abominable · monstrous · heinous · reprehensible · evil · wicked · villainous
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
extortion · nepotism · racketeering · cronyism · malfeasance · collusion · profiteering · under-the-table
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
fetid · rank · rotting · decaying · noxious · malodorous · pungent · nauseating · sulfurous · acrid
toxic
Capable of causing harm
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
smog · filth · waste · emissions · pesticides · runoff · dioxins · carcinogens · particulates · landfill
vile
Extremely unpleasant or bad
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
detestable · contemptible · abominable · monstrous · heinous · reprehensible · evil · wicked · villainous · nefarious
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- graftIllicit political gain
kickback · extortion · nepotism · racketeering · cronyism · malfeasance · collusion · profiteering · under-the-table · misconduct
stormy
Marked by violent weather
- tempestuousWildly agitated or volatile
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
- inclementUnpleasantly harsh weather
treacherous · violent · fierce · brutal · harsh · wretched · miserable · bleak · nasty · blustery
- fouled upMade errors that ruined
- fouled outDisqualified by violations
- fouled one's own nestHarmed one's own situation