bawdy
1 synonym and 1 antonym for bawdy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Humorously crude or sexual in a way that is meant to amuse rather than offend.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
How to use bawdy
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
a bawdy joke
bawdy humour
bawdy song
Often used to describe old comic songs, jokes, or literature rather than modern crude talk.
Etymology
From an old word "bawd," meaning a person who ran a brothel, plus the suffix "-y."
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