BAWDY (bawdier, bawdiest)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: bawdier    , bawdiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bawdy mean? 

• BAWDY (noun)
  The noun BAWDY has 1 sense:

1. lewd or obscene talk or writing

  Familiarity information: BAWDY used as a noun is very rare.

• BAWDY (adjective)
  The adjective BAWDY has 1 sense:

1. humorously vulgar

  Familiarity information: BAWDY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAWDY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lewd or obscene talk or writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bawdry; bawdy

Context example:

they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy

Hypernyms ("bawdy" is a kind of...):

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)

Derivation:

bawdy (humorously vulgar)

• BAWDY (adjective)

Comparative: bawdier   
Superlative: bawdiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Humorously vulgar

Synonyms:

bawdy; off-color; ribald

Context example:

ribald language

Similar:

dirty ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency)

Derivation:

bawd (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)

bawdiness (the trait of behaving in an obscene manner)

bawdy (lewd or obscene talk or writing)