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obscene
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/ ÉbĖsin /
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adjective
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
causing uncontrolled sexual desire.
abominable; disgusting; repulsive.
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Origin of obscene
First recorded in 1585ā95, obscene is from the Latin word obscÄnus, obscaenus
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obscene
lewd, obscene , pornography, profanatory, profaneWords nearby obscene
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How to use obscene in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for obscene
obscene
/ (ÉbĖsiĖn) /
adjective
offensive or outrageous to accepted standards of decency or modesty
law (of publications) having a tendency to deprave or corrupt
disgusting; repellentan obscene massacre
Derived forms of obscene
obscenely, adverbWord Origin for obscene
C16: from Latin obscÄnus inauspicious, perhaps related to caenum filth
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