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| vul·gar [ vúlgər ] |
adjective |
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1. crude or indecent: crude or obscene, particularly with regard to sex or bodily functions
  vulgar language
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2. tasteless or ostentatious: showing a lack of taste or reasonable moderation
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3. lacking refinement: lacking in courtesy and manners
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4. language of ordinary people's language: relating to a form of a language spoken by people generally
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5. of ordinary people: relating to the majority of people
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archaic
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plural noun |
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ordinary people: ordinary people in society regarded as a group
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disapproving
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She believes that fine food and wine are beyond the taste of the vulgar.
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| [14th century. < Latin vulgaris< vulgus "the common people"] |
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| vul·gar·ly adverb |
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