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Vulgar Meaning and Definition
Vulgar
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Vulgar describes something that is in poor taste, that lacks in sophistication, that is rude or unrefined, or that is associated with the masses. (adjective)
Vulgar Meaning and Definition
- (n.) The vernacular, or common language.
- (n.) One of the common people; a vulgar person.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people; common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.
- (a.) Belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of little or no value.
- (a.) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners
Vulgar
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Vulgar describes something that is in poor taste, that lacks in sophistication, that is rude or unrefined, or that is associated with the masses. (adjective)
- An example of vulgar is a very showy demonstration of wealth.
- An example of vulgar is a very tacky outfit.
- An example of vulgar is a dirty joke.
- Lacking in refinement or taste
coarse, crude, crass, unrefined, uncouth, indelicate, boorish, uncultivated, gross, low, common, tasteless, inelegant, cheap, ostentatious, overdone, pretentious, gaudy, tacky*; see also rude 1, tasteless 3.
Antonyms refined, elegant, genteel. - Obscene
indecent, obscene, lewd; see lewd 1. - Common
ordinary, familiar, popular, colloquial; see colloquial, common 1. See syn. study at coarse, common.
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