bawdy

[ baw-dee ]
/ ˈbɔ di /
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adjective, bawd·i·er, bawd·i·est.

indecent; lewd; obscene: another of his bawdy stories.

noun

coarse or indecent talk or writing; bawdry; bawdiness: a collection of Elizabethan bawdy.

Origin of bawdy

First recorded in 1505–15; bawd + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM bawdy

bawd·i·ly, adverb bawd·i·ness, noun

Words nearby bawdy

bavin, bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out, bawn, bawneen

Words related to bawdiness

dirtiness, coarseness, scurrility, profanity, vulgarity, grossness, lewdness, filthiness, foulness, vulgarness

Example sentences from the Web for bawdiness

  • And despite the bawdiness of the soundtrack and script, Grease is light and breezy enough to cross generational gaps.

    John Travolta: Sex Symbol |Tricia Romano |July 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for bawdiness

bawdy
/ (ˈbɔːdɪ) /

adjective bawdier or bawdiest

(of language, plays, etc) containing references to sex, esp to be humorous

noun

obscenity or eroticism, esp in writing or drama

Derived forms of bawdy

bawdily, adverb bawdiness, noun