word
Obscene
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/ɑːˈbsiːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
obscene
Dictionary meaning
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.
Examples
- The dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead.
Synonyms: salacious, raunchy, lewd
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