bawdier; bawdiest
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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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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
At the end of the night, the mat has been wiped down of the bawdy affair.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Ani is one of HQ’s best girls, and Madison plays her with a bawdy effrontery and a disarming grin that seems to widen by a mile under neon lights.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
And that look back is resonating strongly with many of those projects’ filmmakers, actors and executives, who weren’t expecting to get all choked up watching a bawdy adventure.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 July 2024
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Adjective
An American Werewolf in London (1981) John Landis helmed this subversive blend of werewolf mythos intertwined with revolting body horror, bawdy comedy, and genuine tragedy.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
At the end of the night, the mat has been wiped down of the bawdy affair.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Ani is one of HQ’s best girls, and Madison plays her with a bawdy effrontery and a disarming grin that seems to widen by a mile under neon lights.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
And that look back is resonating strongly with many of those projects’ filmmakers, actors and executives, who weren’t expecting to get all choked up watching a bawdy adventure.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 July 2024
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“Bawdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawdy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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