vulgar
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- adjective
- /ˈvʌlɡər/
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vulgar
- Maugham's chief satirical objective in "Cakes and Ale" was to expose the absurdly wide margin between the public's fantasy of an exalted writer's life and the vulgar, even pathetic details of that writer's existence.
- vulgar Latin
Examples
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Even the English of the 1662 BCP (as well as the KJV) was not the vulgar street English of its time.
Blog text (19) -
The comedian is known for his vulgar jokes that make people laugh.
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Usually, however, they tend to use the slightly more vulgar version.
Blog text (24) -
I'll have to learn some vulgar southern expressions.
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This interpretation of the importance of vulgar language in the novel seems quite appropriate given the book's general theme.
Academic text (2000) -
Your fascination with the vulgar 20th century seems to be affecting your better judgment.
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I speak two other languages fluently and a couple of others in a colloquial, vulgar kind of way.
Blog text (26) -
Keynes, in contrast, sees such arrangements as a necessary part of the defense of civilization from the vulgar passions.
Academic text (1990) -
He often uses vulgar language when he is angry.
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In casual conversations, she sometimes slips and uses a vulgar term.
Synonyms
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Used in everyday speech rather than in formal writing
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Language people use in everyday speech rather than in formal writing
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Saying or writing in the everyday words ordinary people use rather than in formal language
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The everyday speech of ordinary people in the Roman Empire that became Spanish, French and Italian
- Jargon
A crude, too simple way of explaining society that ignores many important facts
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vulgar comes from the Latin vulgus, 'the common people', so a 'vulgar' word or name is simply the ordinary, everyday form rather than a formal or technical one, as with 'dog' instead of 'canine'.