ob ‧ scene /əbˈsiːn/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin obscenus ]
1 . relating to sex in a way that is shocking and offensive ⇨ rude :
Bradford made an obscene gesture.
obscene phone calls (=calls from an unknown person saying obscene things)
obscene photographs
2 . extremely unfair, immoral, or unpleasant, especially in a way that makes you angry:
Some players earn obscene amounts of money.
an obscene act of cruelty
—obscenely adverb