vulgar Definition
vul·gar (vul′gər)
adjective
- of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular a vulgar superstition
- designating, of, or in the popular, or vernacular, speech
- characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish
- indecent or obscene
Etymology: ME < L vularis < vulgus, volgus, the common people < IE base *wel-, to crowd, throng > Gr eilein, to press, swarm
vulgar Related Forms
vulgar Synonyms
vulgar
modif.
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.Obscene
Common
ordinary, familiar, popular, colloquial; see colloquial, common 1. See syn. study at coarse, common.
vulgar Usage Examples
Converse of object
consider: It must remembered that at that time using granite for the facade was considered vulgar.
Adjective modifier
- little: She had always been a little vulgar, a little crude.
- e.g.: No inappropriate ( e.g. vulgar, offensive etc ) user names.
Modifies a noun
- materialism: Finally, there is " The American Way of Life " , or vulgar materialism; not a happy subject.
- tongue: When the Papists denied the use of the scripture in the vulgar tongue, oh!
- economist: This could be seen at its crassest in the vulgar bourgeois economists, but the vulgar Marxists soon followed in their footsteps.
- prejudice: The decision to hold the referendum is a cynical exploitation of vulgar prejudice by the Irish government.
- joke: Now I think I need a rather vulgar joke at this point.
- speech: The answers to his questions were in the thick, vulgar speech.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: However there was a rather vulgar sketch with a female dancer cleaning a toilet.
- too: I must confess to a weakness for a well turned heel - nothing too high or too vulgar.
- so: Did you suppose we are so vulgar as to use money here?
- very: It has burning, golden eyes. ' The Doctor: ' Discussing money's very vulgar don't you think?
- not: The city is all gold and crystal and ivory, but not vulgar or garish or tacky.
- slightly: Benny Hill was a typical, slightly rude, slightly vulgar comic.
Noun used with modifier
- bit: Permalink | 3 comment(s ) Bowed out By Charlotte Higgins / Back-row blogger 11:46am Are curtain calls just a little bit vulgar?
- tad: More than you'd think [ November 17 ] Isn't it all just a tad vulgar?
- nothing: There's something authoritative about the familiar chunky design, but nothing vulgar.
Used with adjective complement
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