| 单词 | ribald |
| 释义 | ribald[ rib-uhld; spelling pronunciation rahy-buhld ] / ˈrɪb əld; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ribald ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivevulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous. nouna ribald person. Origin of ribald1200–50; Middle English ribald, ribaud (noun) <Old French ribau(l)d, equivalent to rib(er) to be licentious (<Old High German rīben to copulate, be in heat, literally, rub) + -au(l)d, -alt<Frankish *-wald a suffix in personal names, derivative of *walden to rule; compare parallel development of -ard SYNONYMS FOR ribald1 indecent, obscene, gross. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ribald ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ribald1 pure. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ribald ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ribaldrib·ald·ly, adverbWords nearby ribaldriant, riata, Riau Archipelago, rib, R.I.B.A., ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ribaldBritish Dictionary definitions for ribaldribald / (ˈrɪbəld) / adjectivecoarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way nouna ribald person Derived forms of ribaldribaldly, adverbWord Origin for ribaldC13: from Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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