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- pronunciation:
- baw
di
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bawdier, bawdiest |
| definition 1: |
coarsely or indecently humorous; risqué.
Burlesque shows featured popular music, bawdy comedy acts, and sometimes stripteases.- synonyms:
- blue, racy, raunchy, ribald, risqué, X-rated
- similar words:
- coarse, indecent, lewd, obscene, off-color, sexual, suggestive, vulgar
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| definition 2: |
obscene or vulgar.
- synonyms:
- dirty, earthy, indecent, obscene, raunchy, smutty, vulgar
- similar words:
- blue, coarse, filthy, improper, indelicate, lewd, licentious, prurient, ribald, salacious, scurrilous, suggestive, unseemly, X-rated
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| related words: |
earthy, lascivious, naughty, spicy |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
indecent or risqué conversation or writing.
- synonyms:
- filth, impropriety, indecency, ribaldry, smut
- similar words:
- dirt, indelicacy, obscenity, pornography, vulgarity
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| derivations: |
bawdily (adv.), bawdiness (n.) |
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