† ribaldricadj.
Obsolete.
= ribald adj., ribaldrous adj.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] > lewd, bawdy, or obscene
lewdc1386
filthy?c1400
knavishc1405
sensual?a1425
ribaldousc1440
dishonestc1450
bawdya1513
ribald?a1513
ribaldious?1518
slovenly?1518
ribaldry1519
priapish1531
ribaldish?1533
filthous1551
ribaldly1570
obscene1571
bawdisha1586
obscenous1591
greasy1598
dirty1599
fulsome1600
spurcitious1658
lasciviating1660
smutty1668
bawdry1764
ribaldric1796
un-Quakerlike1824
fat1836
ithyphallic1856
hot1892
rorty1898
rude1919
bitchy1928
feelthy1930
raunchy1943
ranchy1959
down and dirty1969
steamy1970
sleazo1972
1796 Mod. Gulliver 205 I published a strain..of ribaldric, metaphoric, abusive invective.
1815 William Cowper's Poems I. 38 (heading) Too much satirical and ribaldric Poetry.
1828 Night Watch I. x. 116 The mysteries of the deep, which..are similar to the ribaldric rites said to be practised at Highgate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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