BAWDY • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Bawdy

Listen

adjective

Bawdy adj.

Dirty; foul; said of clothes. (Obs.) "It (a garment) is al bawdy and to-tore also."

Obscene; filthy; unchaste. "A bawdy story."

See images of 'Bawdy'

Etymology of 'Bawdy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

"Bawdy" Quotes from Famous Books

... none will, depend on't, Get a jot of preferment. But men of this kidney, as I told you before.— I'll tell you a story: Once upon a time, Some hot-headed fellows must needs take a whim, And so were so weak (Twas a mighty mistake) To pull down and abuse Bawdy-houses and stews; Who, tried by the laws of the realm for high-treason, Were hang'd, drawn, and quarter'd for that very reason. When the time came about For us all to set out, We went to take leave of the queen; Where were great men of worth, ...

— Poems (Volume II.) • Jonathan Swift

... this nice way of wit; For he, to be a tearing blade, thought fit To give the ladies a dry bawdy bob; And thus he got the name of Poet Squab. But to be just, 'twill to his praise be found, His excellencies more than faults abound; Nor dare I from his sacred temples tear The laurel, which he best deserves to wear. But does not Dryden find even Jonson ...

— The Dramatic Works of John Dryden Vol. I. - With a Life of the Author • Sir Walter Scott

Words linked to "Bawdy" : dirty word, bawdiness, obscenity, bawd, smut