ribald

Speech parts

1. ribald - Noun

2. ribald - Adjective

4. ribald - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.

Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

picador blue impure naughty gross crude dirty coarse improper spicy salty vulgar rude obscene suggestive
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Antonyms

virgin virgo BIG proper pure acceptable
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Hypernyms

vulgarian

Related terms

ribaldry ribaldrous

Phrases with the word

ribald joke

Anagrams

bridal bildar labrid radlib

Examples

bawdy songs Source: Internet

off-color jokes Source: Internet

ribald language Source: Internet

A substantial number of latter-day noirs flout such conventions: vice emerges triumphant in films as varied as the grim Chinatown and the ribald Hot Spot. Source: Internet

His unarmed soldiers followed in togas and laurel crowns, chanting "io triumphe!" and singing ribald songs at their general's expense. Source: Internet

His work is marked by an extraordinarily rich and ornate vocabulary, a cosmic perspective and a vein of sardonic and sometimes ribald humor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

riba Ribadesella Ribagorza ribald joke ribaldish ribaldly