vulgar

C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈvʌlɡɚ/ UK /ˈvʌlɡə/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
lacking refinement or good taste; coarse

He told a vulgar joke that embarrassed the dinner guests.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lacking refinement or good... coarse crude uncouth tasteless common boorish indecent ribald

Opposites

refined genteel tasteful polished

Word family

Forms vulgarly

Derived forms vulgarity vulgarizevulgarlyvulgarism

Related forms vulgate divulgevulgus

Etymology

From Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd').

vulgaris Latin vulgus Latin

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# vulgar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈvʌlɡɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈvʌlɡə

## Meanings
1. lacking refinement or good taste; coarse

## Examples
- He told a vulgar joke that embarrassed the dinner guests.

## Synonyms
- coarse
- crude
- uncouth
- tasteless
- common
- boorish
- indecent
- ribald

## Antonyms
- refined
- genteel
- tasteful
- polished

## Derived Forms
- vulgarity
- vulgarize
- vulgarly
- vulgarism

## Related Forms
- vulgate
- divulge
- vulgus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vulgaris
- Root: vulgus

## Etymology
From Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd').

## AI Etymology
Vulgar comes from Latin vulgaris ('of the common people, ordinary'), from vulgus ('the common people, crowd'). The historical trail runs through Latin vulgaris and Latin vulgus. In modern use it means lacking refinement or good taste; coarse. Derived formations include vulgarity, vulgarize, vulgarly, vulgarism; related forms include vulgate, divulge, vulgus.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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