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ribald
rib·ald R0229200 (rĭb′əld, rī′bôld′)adj. Characterized by or indulging in humor that is vulgar and lewd.n. A vulgar, lewdly funny person.
[From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from riber, to be wanton, from Middle High German rīban, to rub, be in heat, copulate, from Old High German; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]ribald (ˈrɪbəld) adjcoarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking wayna ribald person[C13: from Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin] ˈribaldly advrib•ald (ˈrɪb əld; spelling pron. ˈraɪ bəld)
adj. 1. vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking. n. 2. a ribald person. [1200–50; Middle English ribald, ribaud (n.) < Old French ribau(l)d=rib(er) to be licentious (< Old High German rīben to copulate, be in heat, literally, rub)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ribald - a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive languagevulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth) | | Adj. | 1. | ribald - humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"bawdy, off-colordirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth" |
ribaldadjective coarse, rude, indecent, racy, blue, broad, gross, naughty, obscene, filthy, vulgar, raunchy (slang), earthy, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, scurrilous, smutty, off colour, licentious, near the knuckle (informal), Rabelaisian her ribald comments about a guest's body language
decent, proper, refined, polite, genteel, tasteful, chaste, inoffensive, decorousribaldadjectiveOffensive to accepted standards of decency:barnyard, bawdy, broad, coarse, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.Slang: raunchy.Translations
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Synonyms for ribaldadj coarseSynonyms- coarse
- rude
- indecent
- racy
- blue
- broad
- gross
- naughty
- obscene
- filthy
- vulgar
- raunchy
- earthy
- risqué
- X-rated
- bawdy
- scurrilous
- smutty
- off colour
- licentious
- near the knuckle
- Rabelaisian
Antonyms- decent
- proper
- refined
- polite
- genteel
- tasteful
- chaste
- inoffensive
- decorous
Synonyms for ribaldadj offensive to accepted standards of decencySynonyms- barnyard
- bawdy
- broad
- coarse
- dirty
- Fescennine
- filthy
- foul
- gross
- lewd
- nasty
- obscene
- profane
- scatologic
- scatological
- scurrilous
- smutty
- vulgar
- raunchy
Synonyms for ribaldnoun a ribald personRelated Wordsadj humorously vulgarSynonymsRelated Words |