The meaning of Vulgar

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

Usage examples:

Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Resembling brass in colour.

Usage examples:

The last rays of the sun were brassy and chill

noun

Variant spelling of brassie.

noun

A number two wood.

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

Usage examples:

A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

Usage examples:

Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

adjective

Having much or varied colour; bright.

Usage examples:

A colourful array of fruit

adjective

Having bright colours or a lot of different colours

Usage examples:

A colourful painting, colourful costumes, a colourful character, the town, of course, has a very co…

adjective

Showing no intelligence or sensitivity.

Usage examples:

The crass assumptions that men make about women

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

Usage examples:

Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He found such cynicism distasteful

adjective

Unpleasant and unacceptable

Usage examples:

He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful., some of the ads are particularly dist…

adjective

Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.

Usage examples:

An earthy smell

adjective

Enjoying and being honest or clear about things connected to life, such as the body and emotions

Usage examples:

Some readers may not like his earthy humor., the cabin has an earthy smell.

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

Usage examples:

The band's flamboyant lead singer

noun

A madagascan tree with bright red flowers and leaves composed of numerous leaflets, planted as a street tree in the tropics.

Usage examples:

They're over now and it seems to be the turn of exotics; bauhinias are out and flamboyants will be …

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

Usage examples:

A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

adjective

Ostentatiously attractive or impressive.

Usage examples:

He always had a flashy car

adjective

Expensive or stylish, or brightly colored

Usage examples:

He wears flashy clothes.

verb

Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance.

Usage examples:

Newly rich consumers eager to flaunt their prosperity

verb

Present participle of flaunt

Usage examples:

He's got a lot of money but he doesn't flaunt it., flavio was flaunting his tan in a pair of white …

adjective

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.

Usage examples:

Garish shirts in all sorts of colours

adjective

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.

Usage examples:

Silver bows and gaudy ribbons

noun

A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members.

Usage examples:

Administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year

adjective

Having too many bright colors

Usage examples:

He was wearing a gaudy hawaiian shirt.

adjective

Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light.

Usage examples:

The glaring sun

verb

Stare in an angry or fierce way.

Usage examples:

She glared at him, her cheeks flushing

adjective

(of something bad) very obvious

Usage examples:

It was a glaring mistake.

adjective

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Gross human rights abuses

adverb

Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.

Usage examples:

If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.

Usage examples:

The film went on to gross $8 million

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

Indecent acts

adjective

Morally offensive, esp. in a sexual way

Usage examples:

Indecent language is not allowed on the radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., [ u ] the network receive…

adjective

Having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

Usage examples:

Forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?

noun

Art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The lava lamp is a bizarre example of sixties kitsch

adjective

Considered to be in poor taste but appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Usage examples:

The front room is stuffed with kitsch knick-knacks, little glass and gilt ornaments

noun

Showy art or cheap, decorative objects that are attractive to people who are thought to lack any appreciation of style or beauty

Usage examples:

She collects all sorts of kitsch, like these ceramic figurines of movie stars.

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

Usage examples:

Lewd remarks

adjective

Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Usage examples:

The ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour

adjective

(especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable way

adjective

Producing or capable of producing much noise.

Usage examples:

They were kept awake by loud music

adverb

With a great deal of volume.

Usage examples:

They shouted as loud as they could

adjective

Having or producing a large amount of sound

Usage examples:

A loud noise, would you speak a little louder, please?, "what does she want now?" he asked loudly.,…

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Obnoxious odours

adjective

Causing disapproval or protest

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

Usage examples:

Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

adjective

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.

Usage examples:

The allegations made are deeply offensive to us

noun

An attacking military campaign.

Usage examples:

An impending military offensive against the guerrillas

Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

adjective

Containing too much careful detail or too many detailed parts

Usage examples:

The book is spoiled by over-elaborate writing., he refused most of the overelaborate meal, saying t…

adjective

(of food) overcooked.

Usage examples:

He sat there chewing his overdone steak

verb

Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.

Usage examples:

She rather overdoes the early cockney scenes

adjective

(esp. of meat) cooked too long

Usage examples:

The steak was dry and overdone.

adjective

Displaying earthy humour; bawdy.

Usage examples:

The conversation was often highly rabelaisian

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

Usage examples:

A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

Usage examples:

He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

Usage examples:

His risqué humour

adjective

Slightly shocking, usually because of being connected with sex

adjective

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

Usage examples:

Salacious stories

adjective

Causing or showing too much interest in sexual matters

adjective

Having a striking appearance or style, typically by being excessively bright, colourful, or ostentatious.

Usage examples:

Showy flowers

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence

adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…

adjective

(of glue, paint, or other substances) not fully dry and retaining a slightly sticky feel.

Usage examples:

The paint was still tacky

adjective

Showing poor taste and quality.

Usage examples:

Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts

adjective

(of a substance) sticky

Usage examples:

I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint., she reads those tacky romance novels.

adjective

Showy but cheap and of poor quality.

Usage examples:

Tawdry jewellery

noun

Cheap and gaudy finery.

Usage examples:

I had seen him in procession with his golden crook, preceded by the priests of his diocese, dressed…

adjective

Showy, cheap, and of poor quality

Usage examples:

Tawdry jewelry/furnishings

noun

A form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread.

Usage examples:

A room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights

adjective

Not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements.

Usage examples:

Unrefined sugar

adjective

In a natural state, without having been through a chemical or industrial process to remove unwanted parts; not refined

Usage examples:

Unrefined sugar

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.