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Bawdy

/ˈbɔːdi/

Soiled, dirty.

📖 Definitions of "Bawdy"

adjective

1
Soiled, dirty.
2
Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
3
(of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
off-color	(idiomatic) Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant.
ribaldnoun	Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
bawdrynoun	Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
ribald	Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
bawdrynoun	Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
dirty	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
off-color	(idiomatic) Dirty, vulgar or obscene, especially in a way that is unpleasant.
risque	(US) Alternative form of risqué. [Slightly sexually suggestive; bordering on indelicate.]
salacious	Promoting sexual desire or lust.
nasty	Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
wanton	Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
filthy	Covered with filth; very dirty.
smutty	(figurative) Obscene, indecent.
obscene	Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
raunchy	Smutty; indecent.
mucky	(colloquial) Covered in muck.
ribaudrous	(obsolete) Alternative form of ribaldrous. [(archaic) Of a ribald quality; lewd or lascivious]
vulgarnoun	The language of a people, especially the commoners.
gutterynoun	The part of an abattoir used for emptying the gut of its contents; tripery.
tawdry	(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.
lewd	Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
stuprous	(rare) Filthy, dirty; debauched.
slippery	Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.