Definitions for obscene

Definitions for (adj) obscene

Main entry: obscene, salacious, lewd, raunchy

Definition: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Usage: lewd whisperings of a dirty old man; an indecent gesture; obscene telephone calls; salacious limericks


Main entry: obscene

Definition: designed to incite to indecency or lust

Usage: the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead


Main entry: obscene, repugnant, repulsive, detestable, abhorrent

Definition: offensive to the mind

Usage: an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels


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