bawdy
1bawdy
adj \ˈbȯ-dē\bawd·i·erbawd·i·est
Definition of BAWDY
2
: boisterously or humorously indecent
— bawd·i·ly \ˈbȯ-də-lē\ adverb
— bawd·i·ness \ˈbȯ-dē-nəs\ noun
Examples of BAWDY
- a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children
- <a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired>
Origin of BAWDY
bawd
First Known Use: 1513
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Related Words: broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive; barnyard, earthy, scatological; immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming; depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked; exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome; abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting; distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; atrocious, infamous; abusive, scurrilous; hard-core, soft, soft-core
Near Antonyms: priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly; innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome; appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable; immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned
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