OBSCENE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
   Synonym(s)
   • lewd (what does lewd mean?)
   • raunchy (what does raunchy mean?)
   • salacious (what does salacious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
   • an indecent gesture
   • obscene telephone calls
   • salacious limericks
   Similar To
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
2. Meaning
   • designed to incite to indecency or lust
   Usage Example(s)
   • the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene- Margaret Mead
   Similar To
   • indecent (what does indecent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • offensive to the mind
   Synonym(s)
   • abhorrent (what does abhorrent mean?)
   • detestable (what does detestable mean?)
   • repugnant (what does repugnant mean?)
   • repulsive (what does repulsive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an abhorrent deed
   • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
   • morally repugnant customs
   • repulsive behavior
   • the most repulsive character in recent novels
   Similar To
   • offensive (what does offensive mean?)