VULGAR


Meaning of VULGAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvəl-gər ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vulgaris of the mob, vulgar, from volgus, vulgus mob, common people

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : generally used, applied, or accepted

b. : understood in or having the ordinary sense

they reject the vulgar conception of miracle — W. R. Inge

2. : vernacular

the vulgar name of a plant

3.

a. : of or relating to the common people : plebeian

b. : generally current : public

the vulgar opinion of that time

c. : of the usual, typical, or ordinary kind

4.

a. : lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse

b. : morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate : gross

c. : ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display : pretentious

5.

a. : offensive in language : earthy

b. : lewdly or profanely indecent

Synonyms: see common , coarse

• vul·gar·ly adverb

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