bawdier; bawdiest
Examples of bawdy in a Sentence
Adjective
a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children
a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired
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Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Sapkowski’s world is bawdy, violent, and grotesque.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
President Trump has also publicly admitted to ‘locker room talk’ and has made numerous bawdy public statements.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Australian playwright Tony McNamara has turned his side hustle as a screenwriter into a blessing for Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite), and viewers of The Great, his bawdy historical farce for Hulu, can attest to his love of layered, lacerating insults.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Alfred Hitchcock, black and white films, and the rise of chocolate syrup
Social taboos, censorship concerns, and technical constraints limited the use of blood in less bawdy theaters—and in most early films.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Sapkowski’s world is bawdy, violent, and grotesque.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
President Trump has also publicly admitted to ‘locker room talk’ and has made numerous bawdy public statements.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Australian playwright Tony McNamara has turned his side hustle as a screenwriter into a blessing for Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Favourite), and viewers of The Great, his bawdy historical farce for Hulu, can attest to his love of layered, lacerating insults.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Bawdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawdy. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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