bawdier; bawdiest
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Adjective
a bawdy film that is not appropriate for children
a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
In the bawdy comedic scene, Tommy wakes up au natural in his hotel bed after an amorous evening with his wife, Angela Norris (Ali Larter), to find a shocked housekeeper in the hotel room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s because the musical path D’Angelo was headed on was light-years away from bawdy lover-boy balladry.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Hell’s Half-acre, the bawdy section of town, was thriving, the Texas Brewery opened in 1891, and Byer’s Opera House had brought burlesque to Cowtown.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Nash had a seemingly endless line of bawdy stories for Kimmel.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
In the bawdy comedic scene, Tommy wakes up au natural in his hotel bed after an amorous evening with his wife, Angela Norris (Ali Larter), to find a shocked housekeeper in the hotel room.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s because the musical path D’Angelo was headed on was light-years away from bawdy lover-boy balladry.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Hell’s Half-acre, the bawdy section of town, was thriving, the Texas Brewery opened in 1891, and Byer’s Opera House had brought burlesque to Cowtown.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bawdy
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“Bawdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bawdy. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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