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bluely

bluely

9.9
In a sexually rude way
  • adverb
  • /ˈbluːli/
  • Offensive
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  • The comedian spoke bluely during his late-night set, making the audience laugh and blush.

Examples

  • She warned him not to joke bluely at the family dinner.

  • Don't speak so bluely!

  • Some people found the movie's dialogue too bluely written for their taste.

  • The comedian told his jokes bluely.

  • The comedian spoke bluely during his late-night set, making the audience laugh and blush.

  • Some people found the movie's dialogue too bluely written for their taste.

  • She warned him not to joke bluely at the family dinner.

Synonyms

obscenely
vsbluely
  • Offensive
1 7.6

In a way that offends people because it is about sex

is more about explicit sexual content than about general public offense
vulgarly
vsbluely
  • NSFW
1 8.3

In a rude way when talking about sex or other dirty topics

focuses specifically on sexual explicitness rather than general crude speech
smuttily
vsbluely
  • Offensive
9.9

In a sexual and indecent way

is explicitly sexual and aims to describe sexual acts directly
pornographically
vsbluely
  • Offensive
8.8

In a way that shows sexual acts or body parts to make people feel sexually excited

is sexually explicit but not necessarily intended to arouse an audience
bawdily
vsbluely
  • NSFW
9.8

In a way that is funny but slightly rude about sex

is indecent or risqué without adding a joking or playful tone

Antonyms

respectfully
101 2.3

In a polite way to someone

decently
20 2.7

In a proper and respectful way

How Explicit

obscenely
  • Offensive
1 7.6
lewdly
  • Offensive
1 8.5
bluely
  • Offensive
9.9
racily
  • NSFW
8.2
suggestively
  • Offensive
3 7.4

Surface Forms

bluely positive

Morphology

bluely = blue (semi-transparent) = blue + ly

The 'indecent/risqué' adverbial sense comes from an informal/slang sense of 'blue' and requires knowledge of that informal usage.

Etymology

Bluely comes from blue, which can also mean 'rude' or 'sexually explicit' in English, as in 'a blue joke', and the ending -ly makes it 'in a ... way'. So bluely can mean 'in a rude or sexually explicit way'.