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(bɔːdi)
Word forms: comparative bawdier, superlative bawdiest
adjective
A bawdy story or joke contains humorous references to sex.
[old-fashioned]
We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery.
Synonyms: rude, blue [old-fashioned], dirty, gross More Synonyms of bawdy

bawdy in British English

(ˈbɔːdɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: bawdier or bawdiest
1. 
(of language, plays, etc) containing references to sex, esp to be humorous
noun
2. 
obscenity or eroticism, esp in writing or drama
Derived forms
bawdily (ˈbawdily)
adverb
bawdiness (ˈbawdiness)
noun

bawdy in American English

(ˈbɔdi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈbawdier or ˈbawdiest
1. 
characteristic of a bawd; indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
noun
2. 
bawdy language
Derived forms
bawdily (ˈbawdily)
adverb
bawdiness (ˈbawdiness)
noun

Synonyms of 'bawdy'

rude, blue, dirty, gross
More Synonyms of bawdy
(adjective) 
Definition
(of language, writing, etc.) containing humorous references to sex
We got arrested once, for singing bawdy songs in a cemetery.
Synonyms
rude
He made a rude gesture with his finger.
blue (old-fashioned)
blue movies
dirty
He laughed at their dirty jokes.
gross
That's a disgusting thing to say – you're so gross!
crude
a crude sense of humour
erotic
passionate and erotic love poetry
obscene
I'm no prude, but I think these photos are obscene.
coarse
He has a very coarse sense of humour.
filthy
The play was full of filthy foul language.
indecent
She accused him of making indecent suggestions.
vulgar
a TV show well known for its vulgar jokes
improper
The politicians denied any improper behaviour.
steamy (informal)
He'd had a steamy affair with an office colleague.
pornographic
I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
raunchy (informal)
a raunchy movie
suggestive
An employee claimed he made suggestive remarks.
racy
Her novels may be racy but they don't fight shy of larger issues.
lewd
The embattled mayor apologized for making lewd remarks to reporters.
risqué
a cheeky comment or a risqué suggestion
X-rated (informal)
salacious (formal)
a wildly salacious novel
prurient (formal)
the film's harshly prurient and cynical sex scenes
lascivious (formal)
their lewd and lascivious talk
smutty
She said she detested smutty jokes.
lustful
He can't stop himself from having lustful thoughts.
lecherous
In Greek myth, the nymph Daphne transformed into a laurel tree to escape Apollo's lecherous advances.
ribald
her ribald comments about a guest's body language
libidinous (formal)
He let his libidinous imagination run away with him.
licentious (formal)
alarming stories of licentious behaviour
indelicate
She could not touch upon such an indelicate subject.
near the knuckle (informal)
indecorous (formal)
Opposites
good
,
seemly
,
clean
,
moral
,
decent
,
modest
,
respectable
,
upright
,
virtuous
,
chaste
,
undefiled

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blue
Definition
pornographic
blue movies
Synonyms
smutty,
dirty,
naughty,
obscene,
indecent,
vulgar,
lewd,
risqué,
X-rated (informal),
bawdy,
near the knuckle (informal)
in the sense of coarse
Definition
unrefined or indecent
He has a very coarse sense of humour.
Synonyms
vulgar,
offensive,
rude,
indecent,
improper,
raunchy (informal),
earthy,
foul-mouthed,
bawdy,
impure,
smutty,
impolite,
ribald,
immodest,
indelicate
in the sense of crude
Definition
tasteless or vulgar
a crude sense of humour
Synonyms
vulgar,
dirty,
rude,
obscene,
coarse,
indecent,
crass,
tasteless,
lewd,
X-rated (informal),
boorish,
smutty,
uncouth,
gross

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bawdy

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