Archaic or dialectal adjective meaning contemptible, worthless, or scornful.
From 'foute' or 'foutre' (archaic verbs of contempt) plus the adjectival suffix '-y', forming a derivative expressing the quality of being contemptible.
Adding '-y' to verbs to make adjectives is productive in English, but 'fouty' shows that even when we delete the root word from modern use, these derivative forms linger in old texts.
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