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bawdish

bawdish adjective: synonym of bawdy.

Adjective

bawdish (comparative more bawdish, superlative most bawdish)

  1. (rare) Synonym of bawdy.
    • His character can be anything from evil to simple and sentimental. Mockery and fun, bawdish humor and pranks are the order of the day.1985, Prue Leith, Polly Tyrer, Entertaining With Style, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 83
    Synonyms:
    bawdy

Synonyms of bawdish

Forms of bawdish

comparativemore bawdish
superlativemost bawdish

Origin of bawdish

From bawd + -ish.

Questions about bawdish

What does bawdish mean?
Bawdish means synonym of bawdy.
What part of speech is bawdish?
Bawdish is an adjective.

Words near bawdish in the dictionary

  1. bawdiest
  2. bawdily
  3. bawdiness
  4. bawdinesses
  5. bawding
  6. bawdish
  7. bawdkin
  8. bawdkins
  9. bawdric
  10. bawdrick
  11. bawdricks

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