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   Vul·gar·i·ty

   /vəlˈɡerədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or quality of being vulgar: "he was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s" Similar tastelessnessbad tastegrossnesscrassnesslack of refinementtawdrinessflamboyanceflamboyancyostentationexcessgaudinessgarishnessshowinessflashinessbrassinesstinselkitschloudnessharshnessinformal:tackinessswankinessswankglitzinessimpolitenessill mannersbad mannersimproprietygrossnessindecorousnessuncouthnesscrudenesscoarsenessroughnesscommonnesslownessunsophisticatednesslack of refinementlack of sophisticationinformal:ignoranceOpposite tastefulnessrestraintgentilitydecorum
   • ▪ a vulgar remark or act: "his letters were full of vulgarities" Similar rudenesscrudityindecencyindelicacyoffensivenesssuggestivenessbawdinessribaldryobscenitylewdnesssalaciousnesslicentiousnessdepravitysordidnesssmuttinessdirtinessfilthinesssmutdirtfilthpornographyprofanityblasphemyswearingbad languagestrong languagefoulnessabusivenessscurrilousnessinformal:raunchinessraunchsleazinesssleazepornbluenessfruitinesssaucinessrare:concupiscencebawdrysalacityOpposite decency

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