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ribaldous

ribaldous adjective: of lewd or lascivious quality.

Adjective

ribaldous (comparative more ribaldous, superlative most ribaldous)

  1. Of lewd or lascivious quality.

Forms of ribaldous

comparativemore ribaldous
superlativemost ribaldous

Origin of ribaldous

From ribald + -ous.

Questions about ribaldous

What does ribaldous mean?
Ribaldous means of lewd or lascivious quality.
What part of speech is ribaldous?
Ribaldous is an adjective.

Words near ribaldous in the dictionary

  1. ribaldest
  2. ribaldish
  3. ribaldly
  4. ribaldo
  5. ribaldos
  6. ribaldous
  7. ribaldries
  8. ribaldrous
  9. ribaldry
  10. ribalds
  11. ribalinine

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