vulgarly
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8.3
- adverb
- /ˈvʌlɡərli/
- NSFW
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vulgarmente
- The film was criticized for its vulgarly explicit content that offended many viewers.
Examples
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He never followed a lesson plan and spoke vulgarly to make the kids laugh.
Fiction book (1990) -
The comedian told a joke that was considered vulgarly inappropriate for the audience.
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Also because I am what's so vulgarly referred to as outdoorsy.
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The Italians vulgarly say it stands for the female part, the fig fruit.
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In the new fields he is conquering, his well-justified ignorance of a vulgarly modern language will no longer stand in his path to glory.
Academic text (2007) -
These objects, vulgarly sensual and devoid of aesthetic meaning, are both pervasive and generally available to citizens, both young and old, on a round-the-clock basis.
Academic text (1996) -
Or to speak more bluntly or vulgarly, advanced capitalism has made political correctness true, as Marx himself predicted.
Academic text (2001) -
Democrats also subordinated consistency to partisanship, now condemning Harrison for vulgarly begging for votes as if he were running for local sheriff.
Academic text (1997) -
At a Modern Language Association convention a couple of years ago in San Francisco, I got the strong feeling that the participants, scuttling between vulgarly titled panels like beetles in a Sartrian hell, knew very well that what they were up to was nasty and useless.
Academic text (1994) -
Our societal model, to be vulgarly blunt, is like a giant Trade Center—not simply because of the threat of blowback terrorism arising from anywhere ...
Blog text (34)
Synonyms
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6.7
In a way that others find rude or offensive
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7.6
In a way that offends people because it is about sex
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9.9
In a way that shows strong interest in sex and makes others uncomfortable
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8.5
In a sexual way that is rude or upsetting
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9.8
In a way that shows too much interest in sexual things
In a rude and sexually offensive way
In a sexual and indecent way
In a sexually rude way
In a way that shows sexual interest and feels rude to others
In a rude way that uses sexual jokes
In a way that is funny but slightly rude about sex
In a rough, direct way that is often rude or sexual
In a way that shows bad manners
Antonyms
How Vulgar
- Offensive
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7.6
- NSFW
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6.7
- NSFW
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8.3
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6.7
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word vulgarly comes from vulgar, which comes from the old Latin word vulgus meaning 'the common people' or 'ordinary'. Over time, 'ordinary' came to be seen as 'not polite', so vulgarly now means doing something in a 'rude' or 'crude' way.