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as in rudeness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
our cousins' general vulgarity and poor manners irritate my mother
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the pointless vulgarity of the joke disgusted her
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Recent Examples of vulgarity
Scott also wanted that level of vulgarity because the song was inspired by true events.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 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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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarity
Noun
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But yes, Miss Manners agrees that his rudeness justifies your ignoring his comment.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2025
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But Takaichi has taken the strongest stances, decrying the rudeness of foreign tourists and accusing them of abusing the famous deer in Nara.—
Arata Yamamoto,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Sep. 2025
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Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Delhi High Court and, later, India’s Supreme Court eventually rejected calls for Husain’s summons and cleared him of obscenity charges, effectively quashing cases in other cities.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In September, he’d been convicted of indecent exposure (and using obscenities) after allegedly exposing himself during a Miami concert.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Texans were penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness, and a few plays later, Seattle went up 14-0 on a 32-yard touchdown strike from Darnold to Cooper Kupp.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Officials flagged Raiders left tackle Stone Forsythe for an unnecessary roughness penalty on the play.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hosts like Kristen Stewart, Sam Rockwell and Ariana Grande have all dropped uncensored profanity during their monologues or sketches.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Insults and profanity were heard in a fan’s video of the exchange.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarity. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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