Search Result:obscene
KK Pronunciation
〔 әbˋsin,ɑb- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 әbˊsiːn,ɒb- 〕
Overview of adj obscene
The adj obscene has 3 senses
- obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead)
- abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels")
- lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks")