Associations to the word «Foiled»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
FOILED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of foil
FOILED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of FOIL
Dictionary definition
FOILED, adjective. Disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.