vulgar:Word of the Day

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vulgar (vŭl'gər)
 
Pronounced: click here

 
Function: adjective
 
Comparative and superlative forms: more vulgar; most vulgar
 
Meanings:
1 : not having or showing good manners, good taste, or politeness
Examples:
<He was a vulgar man.>
<She had a coarse, vulgar laugh.>
<vulgar table manners>
<a vulgar [=tasteless] display of wealth>
<I will not tolerate such vulgar language in my home.>
 
2 : relating to the common people or the speech of common people
Example:
<vulgar Latin>
 
Derived form:
vulgarly adverb
Example:
<vulgarly sexual jokes> 
 

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