Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - obscene
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Obscene
obscene
~ adj 1 dealing with sex in a socially unacceptable and offensive way; indecent (1) (The condemned man made an obscene gesture at the jury. | obscene publications | obscene phone calls (=from an unknown person saying obscene things)) 2 extremely immoral and unfair in a way that makes you angry (an obscene indifference to the needs of the poor) - obscenely adv
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1. If you describe something as obscene, you mean it offends you because it relates to sex or violence in a way that you think is unpleasant and shocking. I’m not prudish but I think these photographs are obscene... He continued to use obscene language and also to make threats. ADJ 2. In legal contexts, books, pictures, or films which are judged obscene are illegal because they deal with sex or violence in a way that is considered offensive to the general public. A city magistrate ruled that the novel was obscene and copies should be destroyed... ADJ 3. If you describe something as obscene, you disapprove of it very strongly and consider it to be offensive or immoral. It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food... = offensive ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin obscenus, obscaenus Date: 1593 1. disgusting to the senses ; repulsive 2. a. abhorrent to morality or virtue; specifically designed to incite to lust or depravity b. containing or being language regarded as taboo in polite usage ~ lyrics c. repulsive by reason of crass disregard of moral or ethical principles an ~ misuse of power d. so excessive as to be offensive ~ wealth ~ waste Synonyms: see coarse • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 offensively or repulsively indecent, esp. by offending accepted sexual morality. 2 colloq. highly offensive or repugnant (an obscene accumulation of wealth). 3 Brit. Law (of a publication) tending to deprave or corrupt. Derivatives obscenely adv. obsceneness n. Etymology: F obsc{egrave}ne or L obsc(a)enus ill-omened, abominable ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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прил. непристойный, неприличный, непотребный obscene phone calls — хулиганские телефонные звонки criminally obscene — преступно непристойный obscene material — порнографические материалы ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. непристойный, неприличный; непотребный, похабный, бесстыдный; порнографический; грубый obscene joke —- непристойная шутка obscene books —- порнографические книги obscene language —- непристойная брань, площадная брань obscene pictures —- неприличные рисунки 2. уст. отвратительный, оскорбительный; грязный obscene deed —- отвратительный поступок dressed in obscene rags —- одетый в грязные лохмотья ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1593, from M.Fr. obscиne, from L. obscenus "offensive," especially to modesty, originally "boding ill," perhaps from ob "onto" + cжnum "filth." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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