Bawdy Definition & Meaning
bawdy
- adjective
- humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
- noun
- lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
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- What does bawdy mean?
- humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
- What part of speech is bawdy?
- Bawdy is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does bawdy have?
- Bawdy has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).