VULGARLY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

vulgarly

adverb

Definition of vulgarly

as in inappropriately

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Recent Examples of vulgarly The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarly

Adverb

Obviously, this promotion took place before the allegations of him inappropriately extending the long arm of the law were made.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
By that logic, should prescription opioids for acute pain be abandoned because they have sometimes been prescribed inappropriately?

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

Definition of inappropriately

Adverb

Guardrails, if installed incorrectly or poorly maintained, can kill, rather than save, motorists who crash into them.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Most pre-retirees — 54% — incorrectly expect Medicare will cover all of their health expenses, according to Fidelity research.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of incorrectly

Adverb

Caleb Crawford was incarcerated in 2016 after indecently touching his cousin, a 12-year-old girl at the time.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Like in a bombing, a tsunami or earthquake also makes the private suddenly, almost indecently, public.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Definition of indecently

Adverb

It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025

Definition of reprehensibly

Adverb

As detailed in the 2026 Clock Statement, the risks to civilization are intolerably high.

— Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.

— Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of intolerably

Adverb

Meredith, New Hampshire Meredith is one of those almost unbearably cute small East Coast towns—especially in the fall, when the colors really pop.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Which is why the delivery of a frank but highly articulate speech about desire, especially to the very person one desires, proves unbearably intense.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026