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obscene


 
  Overview  of  adj  obscene 
 
  The  adj  obscene  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  obscene  --  (designed  to  incite  to  indecency  or  lust;  "the  dance  often  becomes  flagrantly  obscene"-  Margaret  Mead) 
  2.  abhorrent,  detestable,  obscene,  repugnant,  repulsive  --  (offensive  to  the  mind;  "an  abhorrent  deed";  "the  obscene  massacre  at  Wounded  Knee";  "morally  repugnant  customs";  "repulsive  behavior";  "the  most  repulsive  character  in  recent  novels") 
  3.  lewd,  obscene,  salacious  --  (suggestive  of  or  tending  to  moral  looseness;  "lewd  whisperings  of  a  dirty  old  man";  "an  indecent  gesture";  "obscene  telephone  calls";  "salacious  limericks") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  obscene 
 
  3  senses  of  obscene 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscene 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indecent)  ->  decent 
 
  Sense  2 
  abhorrent,  detestable,  obscene,  repugnant,  repulsive 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  offensive)  ->  inoffensive 
 
  Sense  3 
  lewd,  obscene,  salacious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dirty)  ->  clean,  unobjectionable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  obscene 
 
  3  senses  of  obscene 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscene 
  =>  indecent  (vs.  decent) 
 
  Sense  2 
  abhorrent,  detestable,  obscene,  repugnant,  repulsive 
  =>  offensive  (vs.  inoffensive) 
 
  Sense  3 
  lewd,  obscene,  salacious 
  =>  dirty  (vs.  clean) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  obscene 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  obscene 
 
  obscene  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  obscene 
  obscene 
 
  Overview  of  adj  obscene 
 
  The  adj  obscene  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  obscene  --  (designed  to  incite  to  indecency  or  lust;  "the  dance  often  becomes  flagrantly  obscene"-  Margaret  Mead) 
  2.  abhorrent,  detestable,  obscene,  repugnant,  repulsive  --  (offensive  to  the  mind;  "an  abhorrent  deed";  "the  obscene  massacre  at  Wounded  Knee";  "morally  repugnant  customs";  "repulsive  behavior";  "the  most  repulsive  character  in  recent  novels") 
  3.  lewd,  obscene,  salacious  --  (suggestive  of  or  tending  to  moral  looseness;  "lewd  whisperings  of  a  dirty  old  man";  "an  indecent  gesture";  "obscene  telephone  calls";  "salacious  limericks") 



obscene definition