ribald (redirected from ribaldest)

rib·ald  (rbld, rbôld)

adj.

Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.

n.

A vulgar, lewdly funny person.

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[From Middle English ribaud, ribald person, from Old French, from riber, to be wanton, of Germanic origin; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ribald [ˈrɪb^əld]

adj

coarse, obscene, or licentious, usually in a humorous or mocking way

n

a ribald person

[from Old French ribauld, from riber to live licentiously, of Germanic origin]

ribaldly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ribald - a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language vulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)
Adj.	1.	ribald - humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language" bawdy, off-color dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"

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ribald

adjective coarse, rude, indecent, racy, blue, broad, gross, naughty, obscene, filthy, vulgar, raunchy (slang), earthy, risqué, X-rated (informal), bawdy, scurrilous, smutty, off colour, licentious, near the knuckle (informal), Rabelaisian her ribald comments about a guest's body language
decent, proper, refined, polite, genteel, tasteful, chaste, inoffensive, decorous

Translations

ribald [ˈrɪbəld] ADJ [jokes, laughter] → verde, colorado(LAm); [person] → irreverente, procaz

ribald [ˈrɪb^əld] adj [joke, story, comment] → grivois(e); [cheer, laughter] → grivois(e)

ribald

adj → deftig, zotig (pej); behaviour → derb; company → liederlich; ribald comments → Ferkeleien pl

ribald [ˈrɪb/əld] adj (old) (person) → sguaiato/a; (joke) → licenzioso/a

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ribald [ˈrɪb/əld] adj (old) (person) → sguaiato/a; (joke) → licenzioso/a