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coarse (related)
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
That is or should be detested; hateful; execrable; odious
Not wholesome
Ceremonially impure.
lewd (related)
Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
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offensive (related)
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
The definition of bawdy is something gross, indecent or overly graphic.
coprophilous
Living in, or growing on excrement
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
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Vile; nasty:
Irritable or upset:
Exclusive of deductions; total:
Not modest
Contrary to established moral principles.
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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ithyphallic
In the meter of the Bacchic hymns
The definition of lascivious is someone who expresses lust or lewdness.
Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
The definition of loathsome is something that causes hate or that is worthy of being hated.
Vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational
Offensive in taste or smell; nauseating
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Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter.
Very low class; inferior; inadequate.
Causing repugnance; distasteful; offensive; disagreeable
The definition of repulsive is disgusting.
The definition of ribald is something that references sexual matters in a bawdy or humorous way.
Characterized by an excessive or improper emphasis on sexual matters
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Relating to scatology, the usage of obscenities.
Affected with plant smut
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
Risqué, coarse, or obscene language.
coprolalia
The involuntary, often obsessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.
coprology
The treatment of scatological or pornographic subjects in art and literature
Writings, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire
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The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
decent (antonym)
(Of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
moral (antonym)
Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character:
pure (antonym)
The definition of pure is something that is not mixed with any other elements, that is not contaminated in any way or a person who has no sins or who is wholesome.
clean (antonym)
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
innocent (antonym)
Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something:
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Of a barnyard
Vulgar; obscene; scurrilous
Offensive to accepted standards of decency
Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
Having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong
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The definition of preposterous is something that is absurd or ridiculous.
Deserving ridicule
So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void.
Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
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usual (related)
The definition of usual is something common or regularly used.
Opposed or contrary (to)
insulting (related)
obscenity (related)
libellous (related)
defamatory (related)
blasphemous (related)
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libelous (related)
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