bawdily
- adverb
- /ˈbɔːdli/
- NSFW
- Everywhere one looks in Mexico today, one sees the calaveras (death's heads, or by extension, skeletons) popularized by Posada capering about, grinning bawdily or ferociously.
Examples
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The play was known for its bawdily humorous scenes that pushed the boundaries of decency.
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Lollio grabs Antonio by his testicles and squeezes, laughing bawdily.
Fiction book (1998) -
The comedian told bawdily funny jokes that made the audience laugh uncontrollably.
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She responded to his suggestive remarks with a bawdily playful wink.
Synonyms
In a way that offends people because it is about sex
In a rude way when talking about sex or other dirty topics
In a sexual way that is rude or upsetting
In a rude way that uses sexual jokes
In a lively, entertaining way that is a little sexual
In a way that shows sexual interest and feels rude to others
In a sexual and indecent way
Antonyms
How Indecent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bawdily comes from the old word bawd, which meant a woman who ran a brothel or sold sex. So bawdily means 'in a rude or sexually funny way', like a joke that makes people laugh and blush.