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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
ribald
adj 1: humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes";
"ribald language" [syn: bawdy, off-color, ribald]
n 1: a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive
language
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ribald \Rib"ald\, a.
Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.
[1913 Webster]
The busy day,
Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Ribald \Rib"ald\, n. [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald,
ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hr[imac]pa
prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. Herald.]
A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.
--Spenser. Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . .
. He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . .
It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly
became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal.
--Earle.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for ribald:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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