English dictionary
obscene
adjectivePronunciation
əbˈsiːn
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
adjective
- designed to incite to indecency or lust
adjective
- offensive to the mind
Example sentences
lewd pictures
obscene telephone calls
salacious limericks
{'source': 'Margaret Mead', 'text': 'the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene'}
an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
morally repugnant customs
repulsive behavior
the most repulsive character in recent novels