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vulgarity

[ vuhl-gar-i-tee ]

noun

plural vulgarities.
  1. the state or quality of being vulgar:

    the vulgarity of his remark.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. something vulgar, as an act or expression.


vulgarity

/ ±¹ÊŒ±ôˈɡæ°ùɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being vulgar; lack of good manners
  2. a vulgar action, phrase, etc
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôv³Ü±ô·²µ²¹°ùi·³Ù²â noun plural nonvulgarities
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vulgarity1

First recorded in 1570–80, vulgarity is from the Late Latin word ±¹³Ü±ô²µÄå°ù¾±³ÙÄå²õ commonness, the public. See vulgar, -ity
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Especially with the crassness and vulgarity routinely emanating from the nation’s ill-mannered chief executive?

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"Knowing the vulgarity of the old world, today I try to avoid being listened to by the new world – so that I don't come across as detestable," he told the court.

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The real marvel, in this instance, being the avoidance of vulgarity.

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But he was also deeply controversial - and, by his own admission, an "aggressive and reckless man", routinely accused of promoting vulgarity, debauchery and violence through his music.

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His inauguration unfolded like a grotesque pageant, a theater of excess where power and cruelty met on a stage gilded in vulgarity.

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