vulgarly

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Definition

Adverb: 1. In a vulgar, coarse, or obscene manner: Refers to behaving, speaking, or acting in a way that is crude, offensive to good taste, or lacking refinement. 2. In a common or unrefined manner: Can describe something done in a way that is characteristic of the common people, often implying a lack of sophistication or elegance.

Usage and Examples
  • Adverb (Modifying a Verb):
    • He laughed vulgarly at the crude joke. (He laughed in a coarse and offensive manner.)
    • The graffiti was vulgarly scrawled across the monument. (It was written in a crude and defacing way.)
  • Adverb (Modifying an Adjective):
    • The display was vulgarly ostentatious. (The display was showy in a tasteless, unrefined way.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The adverb vulgarly often carries a strong negative judgment, implying the action is not just common but offensive to propriety or decency.
  • It can be used in formal criticism of art, behavior, or language to denote a lapse in taste or decorum.
    • The critic panned the film for its vulgarly explicit scenes.
  • "to speak vulgarly": This is a common collocation meaning to use obscene or coarse language.
Variants and Related Words
  • Vulgar (adjective): Lacking sophistication or good taste; coarse.
    • a vulgar display of wealth
  • Vulgarity (noun): The state or quality of being vulgar; a vulgar act or expression.
    • She was shocked by the vulgarity of his comments.
Synonyms
  • Crudely: In a rough, unrefined, or offensive manner.
  • Obscenely: In a manner offensive to morality or decency; lewdly.
  • Coarsely: In a rough, harsh, or unpolished manner.
  • Tastelessly: Without good aesthetic judgment; in a gaudy or offensive way.
Antonyms
  • Refinedly: In an elegant, cultured, and polished manner.
  • Decently: In a conforming way to accepted standards of propriety.
  • Tastefully: In a manner showing good aesthetic judgment.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • While not a phrasal verb, the phrase "to act vulgarly" is a standard construction describing crude behavior.
    • He was ejected from the restaurant for acting vulgarly.
Adverb
  1. in a smutty manner

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