VULGAR | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of vulgar in English vulgaradjective   disapproving uk /ˈvʌl.ɡər/ us /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/

vulgar adjective (NOT SUITABLE)

Add to word list Add to word list not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not in the style preferred by the upper classes of society: a vulgar patterned shirt Isn't it rather vulgar to talk about how much money you earn?humorous I've no idea how much the clothes cost because there was nothing so vulgar as a price tag in evidence. Not attractive to look at

• back end
• be no oil painting idiom
• be not much to look at idiom
• bleakly
• bleakness
• gracelessly
• have a face like the back end of a bus idiom
• hideous
• hideousness
• homeliness
• pretty-pretty
• putridly
• reptilian
• scrappily
• scrappy
• unpicturesque
• unpoetic
• unpretty
• unshapely
• unsightly

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Unsuitable and unacceptable

vulgar adjective (RUDE)

rude and likely to upset or anger people, especially by referring to sex and the body in an unpleasant way: It was an extremely vulgar joke. not polite

• rudeHe made a rude remark about the staff.
• impoliteShe asks direct questions without being in any way impolite.
• cheekyUK You asked your teacher how old she was? That was a bit cheeky!
• disrespectfulThe class was very disrespectful towards the new teacher.
• impertinentIt was clear that they found his questions impertinent.
• insolentWhat an ungrateful, insolent child!

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• backchat
• bad-mannered
• cheekily
• cheekiness
• cheeky
• churlishly
• churlishness
• cocky
• neanderthal
• non-diplomatic
• obnoxious
• obnoxiously
• obnoxiousness
• offensively
• offensiveness
• sass
• unceremonious
• unpleasant
• vulgarity
• vulgarly

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vulgarity vulgarly (Definition of vulgar from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

vulgar | American Dictionary

vulgaradjective us /ˈvʌl·ɡər/

vulgar adjective (NOT SUITABLE)

Add to word list Add to word list not polite or socially acceptable; not suitable or acceptable in style: His manners were coarse and vulgar.

vulgar adjective (RUDE)

rude or offensive, esp. because referring to sex: The movie is rated PG and has a few mildly vulgar jokes.

vulgarity

noun [ C/U ] us /vʌlˈɡær·ɪ·t̬i/ [ U ] His comedy routine contains some vulgarity. (Definition of vulgar from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of vulgar?

Translations of vulgar

in Chinese (Traditional) 不得體的, 粗俗的, 庸俗的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 不得体的, 粗俗的, 庸俗的… See more in Spanish grosero, vulgar, de mal gusto… See more in Portuguese de mau gosto, grosseiro, vulgar… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian 下品な, 俗悪（ぞくあく）な… See more kaba, terbiyesiz, nezaketten yoksun… See more vulgaire… See more groller, de mal gust… See more plat, volks-… See more vulgární, lidový… See more plat, vulgær, simpel… See more tidak sopan, kasar, orang kebanyakan… See more หยาบคาย, ของสามัญชน… See more thiếu tế nhị, tầm thường, khiếm nhã… See more wulgarny, ordynarny, pospolity… See more vulgär, vanlig, allmän… See more tdk beradab, kasar… See more vulgär, Volks-…… See more vulgær, grov, almue(språk)… See more 저속한… See more грубий, вульгарний, простонародний… See more volgare… See more Need a translator?

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    • vulgar (NOT SUITABLE)
    • vulgar (RUDE)
• American   
  • Adjective 
    • vulgar (NOT SUITABLE)
    • vulgar (RUDE)
  • Noun 
    • vulgarity

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