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profanatory

[ pruh-fan-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, proh- ]
/ prəˈfæn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, proʊ- /
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adjective

tending to desecrate; profaning.

RELATED WORDS

blasphemous, abusive, vulgar, indecent, sacrilegious, obscene, irreverent, nasty, coarse, profane, disrespectful, insulting, impolite, flippant, contemptuous, dirty, foul, unhallowed, atheistic, filthy

Nearby words

prof, prof., prof. eng., profamily, profanation, profanatory, profane, profanity, profascist, profeminist, profert

Origin of profanatory

1850–55; profana-t(ion) + -ory1

Can be confused

lewd obscene pornographic profanatory profane
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