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adjective X-rat·ed \ ˈeks-ˈrā-təd \

Definition of X-rated

1 :having a rating of X; broadly :relating to or characterized by explicit sexual material or activity

an X-rated book

2 :obscene, vulgar

an X-rated gesture

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First Known Use of x-rated

1970

x-rated Synonyms

Synonyms

mature, pornographic, porny, X-rated

Antonyms

clean, G-rated

Related Words

hard-core, soft-core; bedroom, erotic (also erotical), sexy, suggestive; bawdy, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, lascivious, lewd, lustful, nasty, obscene, ribald, salacious, smutty, unprintable, vulgar, wanton; immodest, kinky, prurient; earthy, racy, salty; indecorous, unbecoming; debasing, perverted, profane; naughty, wicked

Near Antonyms

priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decent, decorous, genteel, polite, proper, seemly

X-RATED Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of X-rated for English Language Learners

of a movie : having a rating of X : not suitable to be seen by people under age 17 in the U.S. and under 18 in the U.K. because of violence, offensive language, or sexual activity

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