Meanings
adverbbawdily (comparative more bawdily, superlative most bawdily)
comparative more bawdily · superlative most bawdily
- In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.
1664 January 17 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 8th, 1663–1664”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume (please specify |volume=I to X), London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893–1899, →OCLC
Origin
Translations
Finnish rivosti
- rivostiin a bawdy manner
German obszön, schlüpfrig
- obszönin a bawdy manner
- schlüpfrigin a bawdy manner
Polish sprośnie, obleśnie
- sprośniein a bawdy manner
- obleśniein a bawdy manner
- obsceniczniein a bawdy manner
Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
bodily (cot–caught merger)
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Chicago
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