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ribalder

ribalder is the comparative form of ribald.

Meaning of ribald

Adjective

ribald (comparative ribalder or more ribald, superlative ribaldest or most ribald)

  1. Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
    • [L]et no zealous Christian trust the rogue,—the filthy ribald rascal is a liar.1693, “Chapter XXVII”, in Thomas Urquhart, Peter Anthony Motteux, transl., Gargantua and Pantagruel, The Third Book, translation of Gargantua et Pantagruel by François Rabelais

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Questions about ribalder

What is ribalder the comparative form of?
Ribalder is the comparative form of ribald.

Words near ribalder in the dictionary

  1. Ribadeo
  2. Ribadesella
  3. Ribagorza
  4. Ribagorça
  5. ribald
  6. ribalder
  7. ribaldest
  8. ribaldish
  9. ribaldly
  10. ribaldo
  11. ribaldos

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