dirty-minded

Thân thiện

A colleague made a crude joke, revealing a dirty-minded sense of humor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having lewd or obscene thoughts: Describes a person who frequently thinks about sexual matters in a way that is considered indecent, vulgar, or offensive. It implies a preoccupation with or tendency to interpret things in a sexual manner.

Usage

• This adjective is used to describe a person's character or habitual way of thinking. It is generally informal and carries a negative, judgmental connotation.
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "seem").

Examples

• Adjective:
  • He told a perfectly innocent joke, but she accused him of being dirty-minded.
  • The film's humor relies on appealing to a dirty-minded audience.
  • Don't be so dirty-minded! I was talking about washing the car.

Advanced Usage

• As a compound modifier: The term can be used in a hyphenated form to modify another noun directly.
  • It was a dirty-minded comment that made everyone uncomfortable.

Variants and Related Words

• Lewd-minded (adj): A less common, near-synonymous term with a similar meaning.
• Prurient (adj): Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters. This is a more formal synonym.
• Salacious (adj): Treating sexual matters in an indecent way and typically conveying undue interest in or enjoyment of the details.

Synonyms

• Lewd
• Prurient
• Salacious
• Smutty
• Bawdy

Antonyms

• Pure-minded
• Innocent
• Chaste
• Decent
• Modest

Notes on Meaning

• The term focuses on the nature of a person's thoughts and internal interpretations, not necessarily their outward actions or speech, though such thoughts often influence them.
• It is often used subjectively; what one person considers a dirty-minded interpretation, another might see as realistic or humorous.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having lewd thoughts