vulgarity
noun
vul·gar·i·ty
ˌvəl-ˈger-rə-tē 
-ˈga-rə-
plural vulgarities
1
: something vulgar
2
: the quality or state of being vulgar
Examples of vulgarity in a Sentence
a comedian known for her vulgarity
I was shocked by the vulgarity of his language.
He uttered a vulgarity and was silent.
We have a policy against printing vulgarities in our magazine.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jude is an erudite man of the people whose hyper-literate intellectualism is only matched by his Chaucer-like vulgarity, and his work has long reveled in an impish fascination with the relationship between art, labor, and technology.
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That’s almost criminal in a social world of implication, subtext, and discretion, and one prepared to punish its own over the slightest whiff of vulgarity, real or imagined.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Jude is an erudite man of the people whose hyper-literate intellectualism is only matched by his Chaucer-like vulgarity, and his work has long reveled in an impish fascination with the relationship between art, labor, and technology.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
That’s almost criminal in a social world of implication, subtext, and discretion, and one prepared to punish its own over the slightest whiff of vulgarity, real or imagined.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulgarity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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vulgarity
noun
vul·gar·i·ty
ˌvəl-ˈgar-ət-ē
plural vulgarities
1
: the quality or state of being vulgar
2
: something vulgar
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