vulgar

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

vul·gar BrE [ˈvʌlɡə(r)] NAmE [ˈvʌlɡər] adjective
1. not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved
Syn: ↑coarse, Syn: in bad taste
•a vulgar man
•vulgar decorations
•She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar.
2. rude and likely to offend
Syn: ↑crude
•vulgar jokes
Derived Word: ↑vulgarly

Word Origin:
[vulgar vulgarly] late Middle English: from Latin vulgaris, from vulgus ‘common people’. The original senses were ‘used in ordinary calculations’ (surviving in ↑vulgar fraction) and ‘in ordinary use, used by the people’ (surviving in vulgar tongue).

Example Bank:
•She gave a rather vulgar laugh.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  crude, earthy, gross, common, vernacular, plebeian, unwashed, coarse, rough-cut, uncouth