† ˈribaldish,a.Obs.rare. [f. ribald + -ish.] Ribald-like. 1532Tindale Wks. (1573) 227/2 Full of wanton and ribaldish communication & lewde gestures.1621Bp. Hall Heauen upon Earth §23 The Christian..in comparison thereof scorneth the idle, ribaldish, and scurrilous mirth of the prophane.