vulgaradjective
uk/ˈvʌl.ɡər/us/ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/disapprovingvulgar adjective (NOT SUITABLE)
not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not in the style preferred by the upper classes of society:
a vulgar patterned shirt
Isn't it rather vulgar to talk about how much money you earn?
humorous I've no idea how much the clothes cost because there was nothing so vulgar as a price tag in evidence.
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Not attractive to look at
- a blot on the landscape idiom
- back end
- be no oil painting idiom
- be not much to look at idiom
- blowsy
- florid
- ghoulish
- hideously
- icky
- inelegant
- look a fright idiom
- look like the back end of a bus idiom
- minger
- mousy
- putrid
- tasteless
- twee
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unappealing
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Unsuitable and unacceptable
vulgar adjective (RUDE)
rude and likely to upset or anger people, especially by referring to sex and the body in an unpleasant way:
It was an extremely vulgar joke.
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Rude and cheeky
- backchat
- bold
- cheeky
- chutzpah
- cocksure
- cocky
- fruity
- gobby
- impertinent
- liberty
- lippy
- mouthy
- neanderthal
- offensive
- personally
- presumptuous
- sass
- sick
- smart mouth
- unpleasant
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vulgarity
noun [ U or C ] uk/vʌlˈɡær.ə.ti/us/vʌlˈɡer.ə.t̬i/
He despised modern culture for its commercialism and vulgarity.
vulgarly
adverb uk/ˈvʌl.ɡə.li/us/ˈvʌl.ɡɚ.li/