vulgarity
noun
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Definition of vulgarity
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Synonyms & Antonyms for vulgarity
Synonyms
coarseness, commonness, crassness, crudeness, crudity, grossness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, raffishness, rawness, roughness, rudeness, tastelessness
Antonyms
cultivation, genteelness, gentility, polish, refinement, tastefulness
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Examples of vulgarity in a Sentence
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Controversies and critics who only see her vulgarity often overshadow the feminist aspects of Love and her work. — Lisawhill, Longreads, "Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55," 9 July 2019 If Congress does not accept this invitation—which seems probable given the Senate’s penchant for not legislating—will America’s malls and parks soon be filled with trademarked vulgarities and epithets? — S.m. | New York, The Economist, "The Supreme Court strikes down a bar on offensive trademarks," 25 June 2019 Trump himself had unloaded a vulgarity earlier in his speech in denouncing the Russia probe of his campaign and administration. — Dallas News, "Trump renews criticism of congresswomen as crowd chants, 'Send her back' at North Carolina rally," 18 July 2019 After her incessant use of vulgarities toward officers, she was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. — cleveland.com, "Woman’s shouting disturbs the peace at PEACE Park: Cleveland Heights Police Blotter," 12 July 2019 All the justices seem to agree that Congress can write a new law targeting flat-out profanity or vulgarity as long as only modes of expression—not ideas themselves—are cabined. — S.m. | New York, The Economist, "The Supreme Court strikes down a bar on offensive trademarks," 25 June 2019 But three said the ban on scandalous trademarks could serve a legitimate purpose in withholding legal protection from vulgarity and profanity. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, "Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on ‘Immoral or Scandalous’ Trademarks," 24 June 2019 In Louisville, a young black woman holding an anti-Trump sign was violently shoved by several white men while people around her called her the n-word and used a vulgarity. — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, "Before Trump warned that Maxine Waters had ‘called for harm,’ he told supporters he’d like to punch a protester," 25 June 2018 Or maybe the president’s spectacular vulgarity will finally sink him? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “They Try to Take You Out with Bullshit”," 3 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vulgarity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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