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vulgar

vulgar

52 6.5
Being rude and indecent in words or behaviour
  • adjective
  • /ˈvʌlɡər/
  • Offensive
: vulgar
  • Just then, from the parlor, there was a burst of vulgar, drunken laughter.
  • a vulgar word
  • lewd and vulgar

And then one of them looked up and said, it says vulgar term for vagina.

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Examples

  • Appearing vulgar or common will make people disrespect you, for a king respects himself and inspires the same sentiment in others.

  • The beauty of it was that if someone got rude or vulgar, I could simply hang up.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • You have a very vulgar mouth.

  • I think, you know, the term fake news was pretty effective for President Trump because it's kind of a vulgar, very in your face term.

  • Don't need to be vulgar to make your point.

  • The situation must seem inexpressibly vulgar to you.

  • Despite St. Ed's loose tongue, he had avoided using such vulgar language for the past ten years.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Don't be vulgar.

  • His vulgar jokes made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner party.

  • The comedian's vulgar humor often crosses the line into offensive territory.

Synonyms

disgusting
vsvulgar
538 1.3

Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick

is about tasteless indecency rather than general revulsion
nasty
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
535 1.8

Words or actions that hurt people

is more about conspicuous tastelessness than meanness or harm
gross
vsvulgar
  • Informal
333 2.3

Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted

is about conspicuous tastelessness rather than general unpleasantness
dirty
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
296 6.4

Containing rude sexual words

is broader, stressing conspicuous tastelessness beyond sexual content
vile
vsvulgar
131 5.0

Very bad and morally wrong

is more about tasteless indecency than moral wickedness
foul
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
80 4.7

Containing rude or offensive language

is more about conspicuous tastelessness in appearance or behavior
crude
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
52 5.1

Being rude and offensive, often about sex

is about being conspicuously tasteless or indecent
filthy
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
44 4.7

Words or jokes that are rude and about sex

is less about explicit sex and more about tasteless indecency
obscene
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
42 6.2

Sexually rude and offensive to many people

is about conspicuous tastelessness beyond strictly sexual offense
indecent
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
40 6.7

Not acceptable in public because it is offensive or sexual

is specifically about conspicuous tastelessness in speech or conduct
lewd
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
33 7.4

Sexually offensive or indecent in a way that shocks people

is less focused on sexual arousal and more on tasteless offense
objectionable
vsvulgar
29 6.7

Causing people to feel offended or want to protest

is specifically conspicuous tastelessness rather than general unacceptability
racy
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
18 7.9

Slightly shocking because it talks about sex in a rude or funny way

is more openly tasteless and conspicuously indecent than playful shock
profane
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
17 7.7

Showing no respect for holy things and often using rude words

is more about rude tastelessness than specific disrespect to sacred things
raunchy
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
17 8.6

Content about sex that is rude and shocking

is broader, covering conspicuous tastelessness not only sexual content
foul-mouthed
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
15 7.7

A person who often says rude words

is broader, covering tastelessness in speech, appearance, or behavior
garish
vsvulgar
14 6.7

Very bright and showy in a way that hurts the eyes

is about tasteless or indecent behavior and speech, not just appearance
risque
vsvulgar
  • NSFW
7 7.7

A little impolite because it talks about sex, often in a funny or daring way

is stronger, showing clear tasteless indecency rather than playful suggestion
indelicate
vsvulgar
7 7.1

Saying or doing something rude that upsets people

is stronger, showing clear tastelessness rather than slight impropriety
loud
vsvulgar
4 1.8

Too bright and showy in a way that looks bad

focuses more on offensive indecency in speech or behavior than look
offensive
vsvulgar
3 5.3

Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you

is specifically conspicuous tastelessness and indecency rather than mere unpleasantness
highly offensive
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
3 6.6

Very rude and likely to make people feel angry or hurt

is about tasteless indecency rather than intense personal insult
earthy
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
1 7.3

Crude and rude, often about sex or the body

is broader, focusing on conspicuous tastelessness in speech or appearance
foul-spoken
vsvulgar
  • Offensive
1 8.4

Using rude words that insult other people

is about being conspicuously tasteless in many public ways
disgustful
vsvulgar
1 6.7

Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick

is more about conspicuous tastelessness than pure repulsion

Antonyms

336 1.0

Showing good manners and respect to other people

37 3.9

Showing good style and polite manners

1 2.7

Modest in behavior or dress so it does not seem sexual

Compounds

vulgar term
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A rude word about sex or body parts

1 9.9

A crude, too simple way of explaining society that ignores many important facts

Vulgar Latin
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The everyday speech of ordinary people in the Roman Empire that became Spanish, French and Italian

How Offensive

obscene
  • Offensive
27 5.7
vulgar
  • Offensive
52 6.5
offensive
  • Offensive
276 4.0
tasteless
19 3.9

Surface Forms

vulgar positive
vulgarer comparative
vulgarest superlative

Etymology

Vulgar comes from the Latin vulgus, 'the common people', and over time the idea of 'common' also took on the sense of 'coarse', so vulgar can mean 'offensive' or 'indecent'. That is why rude jokes or crude speech are called vulgar.