bawdily

bawdily

English

WOTD – 25 October 2006

Etymology

bawdy +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːdɪli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːdɪli/

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• Homophone: bodily (in some US accents)

Adverb

bawdily (comparative more bawdily, superlative most bawdily)

1. In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
   • 1664 — Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, 8 Jan 1664

     But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.

Related terms

• bawd
• bawdiness

Translations

in a bawdy manner

Finnish: rivosti

German: obszön (de), schlüpfrig (de)