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  • 121lewdness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indecency, unchastity, incontinence, fleshliness, vulgarity, lechery, wantonness, lubricity, lasciviousness, aphrodisia, bodily appetite, libidinousness, sensuality, licentiousness, voluptuousness, lecherousness, profligacy …

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  • 122obscenity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state or quality of being obscene] Syn. salacity, vulgarity, scurrility; see lewdness . 2. [That which is obscene] Syn. vulgarity, impropriety, smut; see curse 1 , indecency 2 , pornography . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 123profanity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abuse, cursing, swearing, obscenity; see blasphemy , curse 1 . See Synonym Study at blasphemy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. swear word, swearing, cuss word, cussing, bad word, *four letter word, dirty word, oath,… …

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  • 124scurrility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. coarseness, indecency, vulgarity, slander, sarcasm, defilement; see also abuse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being obscene: bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness,… …

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  • 125bawdiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being obscene: coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grossness, lewdness, obscenity, profaneness, profanity, scurrility, scurrilousness, smuttiness, vulgarity, vulgarness. Slang: raunch,… …

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  • 126dirtiness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition or state of being dirty: filth, filthiness, foulness, griminess, grubbiness, smuttiness, squalor, uncleanliness, uncleanness. See CLEAN. 2. Impure condition: defilement, foulness, impurity, pollution,… …

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  • 127foulness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition or state of being dirty: dirtiness, filth, filthiness, griminess, grubbiness, smuttiness, squalor, uncleanliness, uncleanness. See CLEAN. 2. Impure condition: defilement, dirtiness, impurity, pollution …

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  • 128grossness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being flagrant: atro ciousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrance, flagrancy, flagrantness, glaringness, outrageousness, rankness. See GOOD. 2. The quality or state of being… …

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