vulgar - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

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having an indecent quality or being socially unacceptable in expressionhaving an indecent quality or being socially unacceptable in expression

Examples

The vulgar language used in the movie offended many viewers.
Her vulgar jokes made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner table.
The vulgar graffiti on the walls of the building shocked passersby.

Synonyms

boorish vulgar obscene salty earthy rude crude foul gross unrefined uncouth broad common coarse

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vul

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Comparative

more vulgar

Superlative

most vulgar

1

having an indecent quality or being socially unacceptable in expression

The vulgar language used in the movie offended many viewers.
Her vulgar jokes made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner table.
The vulgar graffiti on the walls of the building shocked passersby.
The vulgar gesture he made was inappropriate for a formal setting.
His vulgar behavior towards women earned him a reputation as a misogynist.

Synonyms:

boorish obscene salty earthy rude crude foul gross unrefined uncouth broad common coarse

2

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

Synonyms:

uncouth rough-cut common coarse

3

of or associated with the great masses of people

Synonyms:

plebeian unwashed common

4

(of language or expressions) widely used but considered crude or unrefined

His speech was filled with vulgar slang that offended some of the audience.
She avoided using vulgar language in front of the children.
The comedian’s jokes relied on vulgar expressions.
The film’s dialogue mixed formal and vulgar speech.
He spoke in a vulgar tone, unaware of the discomfort it caused.

Synonyms:

common vernacular