foulmouthed

Given to swearing

Foulmouthed describes someone who habitually uses profanity, obscenity, or vulgar language: a foulmouthed drunk, foulmouthed tirades.

The word implies not just occasional cursing but a pattern—someone whose speech is regularly coarse or offensive.

Also spelled foul-mouthed.

profane

blasphemous

Disrespectful toward the divine

cursing · swearing · cussing · expletive · oath · four-letter · taboo · unholy · godless · desecrating

vulgar

crude

Unpolished, raw state

  • obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
  • lewdObscenely sexual
  • profaneIrreverent toward the sacred

indecent · coarse · smutty · filthy · bawdy · ribald · raunchy · scurrilous · blue · risque

abusive

insulting

Showing contempt through words

degrading · disparaging · vitriolic · venomous · caustic · scathing · harsh · abusive · slanderous · defamatory

Opposites
speech propriety

foulmouthedpolite

Showing good manners

well-spoken · inoffensive · civil · proper · G-rated

social refinement

foulmouthedrefined

Purified or cultured

polished · cultivated · gentlemanly · ladylike · elegant

Family

mouth, foul, mouths, mouthed, mouthing, foul-mouthed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG