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ribald
referring to sexual matters in a coarse, irreverently humorous way
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Ribald (adjective) means referring to sexual matters in a coarse, irreverently humorous way
Here is ribald used in an example sentence: "His ribald jokes shocked the more genteel members of the audience."
Common synonyms for ribald include bawdy, lewd, vulgar, risqué.
Antonyms of ribald include decorous, refined, prim.
Ribald is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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