[vul.gar] adj [ME, fr. L vulgaris of the mob, vulgar, fr. volgus, vulgus mob, common people] (14c) 1 a: generally used, applied, or accepted b: understood in or having the ordinary sense "they reject the ~ conception of miracle --W. R. Inge"
2: vernacular "the ~ name of a plant" 3 a: of or relating to the common people: plebeian b: generally current: public "the ~ 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 syn see common, coarse -- vul.gar.ly adv