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Meaning of 'obscene' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obscene [ a/]
- Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.
- Foul; fifthy; disgusting.
- Inauspicious; ill-omened.

Meaning of 'obscene' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obscene [ s]
Meaning (1):
- offensive to the mind
Example in sentence:
  • an abhorrent deed;
  • morally repugnant customs;
  • repulsive behavior;
  • the most repulsive character in recent novels;
  • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
Meaning (2):
- suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
Example in sentence:
  • an indecent gesture;
  • lewd pictures;
  • obscene telephone calls;
  • salacious limericks
Meaning (3):
- designed to incite to indecency or lust
Example in sentence:
  • the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene

Nearby Words:

obscenities obscenity obscurant obscurantism obscurantist obscuration obscure obscured obscurely obscurement

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