vulgarity
101Vulgarism — Vul gar*ism, n. [Cf. F. vulgarisme.] [1913 Webster] 1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity. [1913 Webster] 2. A vulgar phrase or expression. [1913 Webster] A fastidious taste will find offense in the occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call slang,… …
102genteel — adjective Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle Date: 1599 1. a. having an aristocratic quality or flavor ; stylish b. of or relating to the gentry or upper class c. elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape d. free from vulgarity or… …
103raffish — adjective Date: 1796 1. marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness 2. marked by a careless unconventionality ; rakish • raffishly adverb • raffishness noun …
104raunch — noun Etymology: back formation from raunchy Date: 1964 vulgarity, lewdness …
105vulgarism — noun Date: circa 1676 1. vulgarity 2. a. a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate persons b. a coarse word or phrase ; obscenity …
106base — I. noun (plural bases) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin basis, from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go more at come Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate… …
107crude — I. adjective (cruder; crudest) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin crudus raw, crude, undigested more at raw Date: 14th century 1. existing in a natural state and unaltered by cooking or processing < crude oil > 2. archaic unripe, immature …
108gutter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English goter, from Anglo French gutere, goter, from gute drop, from Latin gutta Date: 14th century 1. a. a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater b. a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off… …
109shoddy — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1832 1. a. a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo b. a fabric often of inferior quality manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool… …
110List of characters in Atlas Shrugged — This is a list of characters in Ayn Rand s novel, Atlas Shrugged. Balph EubankCalled the literary leader of the age , despite the fact that he is incapable of writing anything that people actually want to read. What people want to read, he says,… …
