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uanstændig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bawdy adj Humorously crude or sexual in a way that is meant to amuse rather than offend.
  • improper adj Not suitable, appropriate, or correct for the situation.
  • indecent adj Offensive to accepted standards of modesty or good taste.
  • salacious adj Deliberately focused on sex in a way that feels crude, gossipy, or designed to titillate rather than inform.
  • scurrilous adj Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

uanstændig is used for these senses in English:

  • bawdy Obscene; filthy; unchaste. [from 15th Century]
  • improper Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest.
  • salacious Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
  • scurrilous Coarse, vulgar, or abusive.
  • vulgar Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

improper — full definition

  1. adj Not suitable, appropriate, or correct for the situation.
  2. adj Not in keeping with accepted standards of behaviour; indecent.

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