Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
Offensive to standards of decency or morality.
Obscene means: Offensive to standards of decency or morality.. It is generally derogatory or offensive; worth a quiet word about how it lands on the person being described. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Obscene means: Offensive to standards of decency or morality.. It is generally derogatory or offensive; worth a quiet word about how it lands on the person being described. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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Of course it's obscene, especially the amount of money that's spaffed while the average Joe and Jane are struggling to pay their bills. Just can't help admire the artistry, especially in that painted dress.
obscene means: Offensive to standards of decency or morality.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“This annual vulgarity honored the most obscene billionaire of them all www.rawstory.com/met-gala-267...”
“Less than 100 years after #JohannesGutenberg’s press in 1440, the #Catholic church put out its #IndexofForbiddenBooks. It called for severe punishment of anyone who read any of the “immoral, lascivious, or obscene” titles it listed—until 1966. #PornStudies”
“On the heels of the obscene Met Gals, THIS story strikes a cord: www.cnn.com/videos/title...”
“What a terrible human being 47 is. Any opportunity to "own the Libs," even when in the presence of children, he is obscene!”
“Wrapping their rapacious exploitation up in the flag. Obscene.”
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Disgusting or repulsive.
What is obscene today may not be so tomorrow or what is obscene at one place may not be obscene at another place.
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Lewd or lustful.
“I'm called up to the Maltese national team My vision is impeccable, my first touch is obscene”
“Not to mention obscene ticket prices. Fingers crossed it’s FIFA & the idiotic Infantino who get a long overdue kicking.”
“Of course it's obscene, especially the amount of money that's spaffed while the average Joe and Jane are struggling to pay their bills. Just can't help admire the artistry, especially in that painted dress.”
“The last time I had one of these conversations, it was in the context of building more housing in these high-demand locations, which would lower the currently obscene prices people pay to live in these places of great natural beauty.”
“'We should *never* be held hostage like this." The system that allowed Trump to run for President, to cheat to win twice, needs to be examined, its weaknesses identified and strong measures put in place. The obscene money swamping our elections is the place to start.”
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