vulgar

Definition

Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

Etymology

From Middle English vulgare, from Latin vulgāris, from volgus, vulgus (“mob; common folk”), from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥k-. Compare Welsh gwala (“plenty, sufficiency”), Ancient Greek ἁλία (halía, “assembly”), εἰλέω (eiléō, “to compress”), Old Church Slavonic великъ (velikŭ, “great”).

Example Sentences

• "vulgar language"
• "vulgar words"
• "a truly vulgar showing of affection"