† ribaldiouslyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
In a ribald manner. Cf. ribaldious adj.
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the mind > language > malediction > [adverb] > in a scurrilous manner
ribaldously1481
ribaldiouslyc1530
scurrilously1597
scurrilely1647
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adverb] > lewdly, bawdily, or obscenely
ribaldously1481
filthily?1526
ribaldiouslyc1530
dishonestly1560
filthy1571
prostitutely1594
obscenely1598
obscenously1606
lewdly1609
bawdily1629
fulsomely1657
smuttily1672
ribaldly1846
c1530 T. More Let. Impugnynge J. Fryth in Wks. 1136/2 Such a rude ruffyn..as vnder the name of a clarke, so ribauldiouslie rayleth agaynst the blessed body of Christ.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adv.c1530