bawdier; bawdiest
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Examples of bawdy in a Sentence
Adjective
a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children
a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Bright and bawdy attire raises big bucks for the Costume Institute.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 May 2024
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Adjective
But the film’s emotional heart is the burgeoning relationship between their young son (Alan Kim) and his bawdy grandmother (Yuh-Jung Youn), who comes to the U.S. to live with them.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
Bright and bawdy attire raises big bucks for the Costume Institute.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 May 2024
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“Bawdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawdy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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