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a comedian known for her vulgarity
I was shocked by the vulgarity of his language.
He uttered a vulgarity and was silent.
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Recent Examples of vulgarity from the Web
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In fact, the Ford world is so removed from the vulgarity outside the stainless-steel doors, there might as well be a moat around the place.
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This: that not one moment of vulgarity or excess diverted our attention from the music itself, not even at its most boot-stomping, inebriated moments.
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Complicating Tillerson’s mission is the vulgarity that Trump used about Africa during a White House meeting in January with US lawmakers.
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Complicating Tillerson’s mission is the vulgarity that Trump used about Africa during a White House meeting in January with U.S. lawmakers.
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Unfortunately, vulgarity continues in many social circles, including politicians (e.g. Lyndon B. Johnson).
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What was repugnant about Trump's remark was not his use of a vulgarity in a White House meeting.
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President Donald Trump helped unravel a deal on the latter last week with the purported help of a now-infamous vulgarity.
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Efforts in Congress to reach a deal to protect DACA recipients appear to have gotten more complicated in the wake of Trump’s use of a vulgarity during a meeting with lawmakers last week to discuss an immigration proposal.
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First Known Use of vulgarity
1579
vulgarity Synonyms
Synonyms
coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, raffishness, rawness, roughness, rudeness, tastelessness;
Antonyms
cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness;
Near Antonyms
Related Words
boorishness, brutishness, churlishness, clownishness, loutishness, rowdiness, rusticity, uncouthness;
artlessness, gracelessness, inelegance, unsophistication;
VULGARITY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of vulgarity for English Language Learners
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: the quality or state of not having good taste, manners, politeness, etc.
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: something (such as a word) that is offensive or rude
VULGARITY Defined for Kids
Definition of vulgarity for Students
plural vulgarities
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: the quality or state of having or showing poor taste or manners
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: rude or offensive language or behavior
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