Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Humorously coarse; risqué.
- adj. Vulgar; lewd.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
- adj. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
- adj. Of language: Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.
- adj. Soiled, dirty.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.
- adj. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. humorously vulgar
- n. lewd or obscene talk or writing
Examples
“At first Roger had loved what he called her bawdy sense of humor and her sexuality.”
So Hard To Forget
“This bibliography is an essential resource for those interested in bawdy songlore in English, French, German and a few other languages thrown in.”
“Some called bawdy greetings to the Maiden, or stared around these once-forbidden precincts.”
Conan and The Mists of Door
“It's been described as bawdy — the heroine is a prostitute — but this novel of 19th-century England is about class, medicine, manners and hypocrisy.”
“He was ready to talk about anything with anybody who shoved along; he had a fund of naughty tropical stories for the so-called bawdy section, and could be as sympathetic and pious as you please with a contrite youngster suffering from last night's debauch.”
“In another room the so-called bawdy section, presided over by the dubious Mr. Hopkins, were discussing topics not adapted to polite ears.”
“But she keeps an assembly, which, I believe, if you was to call a bawdy-house, you would not misname it.”
“Loudoun County authorities revoked business licenses from two massage parlors over the past week as part of an ongoing investigation targeting "bawdy" places in the county.”
The Washington Post: Two more Sterling massage parlors lose licenses
“But -- it was obvious what it was, and the kind of bawdy slang I've seen deaf people use.”
“Do you delight in filthy pictures or "bawdy" songs?”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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just neat
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Sound Sex
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xulilux's list
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the indelible ink of personality
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