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vul·gar

vulgar

 
pronunciation:
vuhl gr
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: without good taste or manners.
I think it's vulgar to chew food with your mouth open.Her vulgar little brother put his chewing gum on my plate.
synonyms:
coarse, crude, gross, tasteless
antonyms:
elegant
similar words:
base, improper, indecent, low, rude
definition 2: showing bad taste; giving offense; not appropriate.
I don't find that vulgar joke funny.She turned away from the vulgar painting.
synonyms:
gross, indecent, obscene
antonyms:
decent
similar words:
blue, immoral, improper, offensive, rank
derivations: vulgarly (adv.), vulgarness (n.)