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bawdiness

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɔːdɪnɪs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bawd•y /ˈbɔdi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. indecent;
    lewd;
    obscene.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bawd•y  (bô′dē),USA pronunciation adj., bawd•i•er, bawd•i•est, n. 
adj. 
  1. indecent;
    lewd;
    obscene:another of his bawdy stories.

n. 
  1. coarse or indecent talk or writing;
    bawdry;
    bawdiness:a collection of Elizabethan bawdy.
  • bawd + -y1 1505–15
bawd′i•ly, adv. 
bawd′i•ness, n. 
    1. lascivious, salacious, prurient, earthy, risqué, ribald, coarse, licentious, raunchy.
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