Vulgar Definition
vŭlgər
adjective
vulgarer, vulgarest
Characterized by a lack of culture, refinement, taste, restraint, sensitivity, etc.; coarse; crude; boorish.
Webster's New World
Indecent or obscene.
Webster's New World
Given to crudity or tastelessness, as in one's behavior.
American Heritage
Designating, of, or in the popular, or vernacular, speech.
Webster's New World
Of, characteristic of, belonging to, or common to the great mass of people in general; common; popular.
A vulgar superstition.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Vulgar
Adjective
Base Form:
vulgar
Comparative:
vulgarer
Superlative:
vulgarestOrigin of Vulgar
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Middle English, from Latin vulgāris, from volgus, vulgus (“mob; common folk"), from Proto-Indo-European *wlÌ¥k- (compare Welsh gwala (“plenty, sufficiency"), Ancient Greek ἁλία (halia, “assembly") εἰλέω (eileō, “ to compress"), Old Church Slavonic вєликъ (velikÅ, “great").
From Wiktionary
Middle English of or relating to the common people from Latin vulgāris from vulgus the common people
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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