vulgar
/ˈvʌlɡər/
adjective
- Lacking good taste, refinement, or manners; crude or offensive.
- His vulgar jokes made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.
- She thought the bright neon sign was vulgar and out of place in the historic district.
- The movie was criticized for its vulgar language and explicit scenes.
- Relating to the common people or ordinary language (historical or formal use).
- The author wrote in the vulgar tongue so that everyone could understand.
- The term 'vulgar' originally meant 'of the common people' before it took on a negative meaning.
- In medieval times, Latin was the language of scholars, while the vulgar languages were spoken by the masses.