Grep of noun vulgar
vulgar latin
vulgarian
vulgarisation
vulgariser
vulgarism
vulgarity
vulgarization
vulgarizer
Overview of adj vulgar
The adj vulgar has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich")
2. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses")
3. common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species")
4. coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited")
Antonyms of adj vulgar
4 senses of vulgar
Sense 1
coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA unrefined) -> refined
Sense 2
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
INDIRECT (VIA lowborn) -> noble
Sense 3
common, vernacular, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA informal) -> formal
Sense 4
coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent
Similarity of adj vulgar
4 senses of vulgar
Sense 1
coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar
=> unrefined (vs. refined)
Sense 2
common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed
=> lowborn (vs. noble)
Sense 3
common, vernacular, vulgar
=> informal (vs. formal)
Sense 4
coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
=> indecent (vs. decent)
Attributes of adj vulgar
Familiarity of adj vulgar
vulgar used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Grep of adj vulgar
vulgar
Overview of adj vulgar
The adj vulgar has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) coarse, common, uncouth, vulgar -- (lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich")
2. common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed -- (of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses")
3. common, vernacular, vulgar -- (being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species")
4. coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited")
vulgar definition
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