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ribaudred

ribaudred adjective: filthy; obscene; ribald.

Adjective

ribaudred (comparative more ribaudred, superlative most ribaudred)

  1. (obsolete, rare) filthy; obscene; ribald
    • Yon ribaudred Nagge of Egypt, (Whom Leprosie o're-take) i'th'midst o'th'fight,[…]c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
    • The Censor of Plays, who has a kindly feeling for the inanities of musical comedy and the ribaudred revelries of revue.1922 July 10, “Shelley's "Cenci." A memorable performance.”, in The Times, number 43079, London, page 8

Forms of ribaudred

comparativemore ribaudred
superlativemost ribaudred

Origin of ribaudred

From Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra (see quotation), with uncertain etymology. Perhaps from ribaudry + -ed. Alternatively, perhaps an error for some other item: proposed candidates include ribauld, ribald-rid, among others.

Questions about ribaudred

What does ribaudred mean?
Ribaudred means filthy; obscene; ribald.
What part of speech is ribaudred?
Ribaudred is an adjective.

Words near ribaudred in the dictionary

  1. ribaud
  2. ribaudequin
  3. ribaudequins
  4. Ribaudo
  5. Ribaudos
  6. ribaudred
  7. ribaudries
  8. ribaudrous
  9. ribaudry
  10. ribauds
  11. ribauld

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