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ordinär — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  • meretricious adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
  • mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.
  • scurrilous adj Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

ordinär is used for these senses in English:

  • dirty Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
  • meretricious Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
  • scurrilous (of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  • vulgar (historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

dirty — full definition

  1. adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  2. adj Morally unclean, obscene, or indecent, especially in a sexual sense.
  3. adj Corrupt, dishonest, or breaking accepted rules.
  4. verb To make something dirty, or to stain someone's reputation.

meretricious — full definition

  1. adj Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
  2. adj Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
  3. adj Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

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