Definition

Adverb: - In a smutty manner: This describes an action done in a way that is obscene, indecent, or lewd. It often relates to humor, language, or behavior that is considered dirty or sexually suggestive in a crude or offensive way.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • He joked smuttily, making several people at the table uncomfortable.
  • The graffiti was drawn smuttily on the wall.
  • She whispered smuttily about their private affairs.

Advanced Usage

• Used to modify verbs of communication or depiction: Commonly modifies verbs like "talk," "joke," "write," "draw," or "describe" to indicate the indecent nature of the action.
  • The comedian's routine relied smuttily on cheap, offensive humor.

Variants and Related Words

• Smutty (adjective): Obscene, lewd, or indecent.
  • They removed the smutty magazines from the store shelf.
• Smut (noun): Obscene or lascivious talk, writing, or pictures; also refers to a fungal plant disease or a speck of soot.
  • The book was accused of being pure smut. (Here, "smut" refers to obscene material.)

Synonyms

• Lewdly: In a crude and offensive sexual way.
• Indecently: In a manner offending against accepted standards of decency or modesty.
• Vulgarly: In a coarse, crude, or unrefined manner, often related to sexual matters.
• Bawdily: In a humorously indecent way.

Antonyms

• Decently: In a proper and acceptable manner.
• Chastely: In a pure, modest, and virtuous manner.
• Innocently: Without guilt or sin; in a harmless, naive way.

Adverb

1. in a smutty manner