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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•gar /ˈvʌlgɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by or showing one's lack of refinement or good taste;
crude; coarse. - indecent;
obscene; lewd:a vulgar gesture; vulgar language. - Linguisticsspoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally;
vernacular. vul•gar•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vul•gar (vul′gər),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:vulgar ostentation.
- indecent;
obscene; lewd:a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture. - crude;
coarse; unrefined:a vulgar peasant. - of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society:the vulgar masses.
- current;
popular; common:a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. - Linguisticsspoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally;
vernacular:vulgar tongue. - lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm;
banal; ordinary:a vulgar painting. n. - [Archaic.]the common people.
- [Obs.]the vernacular.
- Latin vulgāris, equivalent. to vulg(us) the general public + -āris -ar1
- Middle English 1350–1400
vul′gar•ly, adv. vul′gar•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unrefined, inelegant, low, coarse, ribald. See common.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boorish, rude.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged colloquial.
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