Foul and Spruce

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Foul verb - To make dirty.

Usage example: the mechanic fouled the bath towels with axle grease

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Spruce is an antonym for foul.

Nearby Words: foulness, fouled, foully, fouling

Spruce adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

Usage example: a slim, spruce man in a tailor-made business suit

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Foul is an antonym for spruce.

Nearby Words: spruced, sprucing

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