bawdy I. \ˈbȯdē, -di\adjective (usually-er/-est) Etymology:bawd (I) + -y : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a bawd : obscene, lewd, indecent, smutty < a bawdy woman > < a bawdy story > II. noun (-es) Etymology: probably from bawdy (I) : bawdry 3 < how can that … coachman talk so much bawdy to that lean horse — Laurence Sterne >