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vulgar

/ˈvʌlɡə(r)/adjective

उच्चारण वल्गर

भद्दा, अशिष्ट, फूहड़, रुचिहीन

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adjective
  1. 1

    not having or showing good taste; not polite or elegant

    भद्दा, अशिष्ट, फूहड़, रुचिहीन

    • The new rich man's house was full of vulgar gold furniture.
    • vulgar language
    • The huge neon sign looked vulgar next to the old temple.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her friends thought the decorations were loud and vulgar.
    • He had a vulgar taste in clothes.

    Synonyms crude tasteless coarse

    Opposite refined elegant tasteful

  2. 2

    rude and likely to offend, especially in a sexual way

    अश्लील, गंदा, अभद्र

    • a vulgar joke
    • The teacher warned students against using vulgar language in class.
    • The teacher punished him for making a vulgar remark.
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    • Vulgar jokes are not allowed in our group chat.
    • Many viewers complained about the vulgar language in the show.

    Synonyms obscene indecent lewd

    Opposite decent polite clean

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

vulgar + noun

Describes bad taste or rude behaviour: a vulgar joke, vulgar language.

यह बुरी रुचि या अशिष्ट व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है, जैसे a vulgar joke।

  • He was suspended for using vulgar language.

vulgar (showy, in poor taste)

It can also mean showy in a cheap way: vulgar decorations.

इसका अर्थ भड़कीला और भद्दा भी हो सकता है, जैसे vulgar decorations।

  • The wedding hall had vulgar gold decorations.

vulgar vs Vulgate and vulgar fraction

In maths, a vulgar fraction means a fraction written as a/b, not as a decimal. This is a technical use.

गणित में vulgar fraction का अर्थ a/b रूप का भिन्न है, दशमलव नहीं; यह तकनीकी प्रयोग है।

  • Write 0.5 as the vulgar fraction 1/2.

vulgarity (noun) / vulgarly (adv)

The noun is vulgarity and the adverb is vulgarly.

Noun 'vulgarity' और adverb 'vulgarly' है।

  • The film was full of vulgarity.
+Collocations 5

vulgar + noun

languagejokewordgesturebehaviour

  • Vulgar gestures at a match can lead to a ban.

adverb + vulgar

veryratherfairlyexcessivelypositively

  • The song was rather vulgar.

verb + vulgar

soundlookseemfindconsider

  • I found his remarks vulgar.

vulgar + display

display of wealthshowadvertisementtaste

  • A vulgar display of wealth offended the villagers.

vulgar + showy

vulgar luxuryvulgar coloursvulgar jewelleryvulgar excess

  • The huge golden gate struck guests as a vulgar show of luxury.
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  • The teacher warned the boys not to use vulgar words in class.

शिक्षक ने लड़कों को कक्षा में अशिष्ट शब्दों का प्रयोग न करने की चेतावनी दी।

  • Many viewers complained about the vulgar jokes in the show.

कई दर्शकों ने शो के फूहड़ चुटकुलों की शिकायत की।

  • It is vulgar to boast about your salary.

अपने वेतन की डींग मारना अशिष्टता है।

  • The posters were bright, loud and vulgar.

पोस्टर चमकीले, भड़कीले और भद्दे थे।

  • She refused to laugh at his vulgar remark.

उसने उसकी भद्दी टिप्पणी पर हँसने से इनकार कर दिया।

  • The judge told the lawyer to avoid vulgar remarks about the witness.

न्यायाधीश ने वकील को गवाह के बारे में भद्दी टिप्पणियाँ करने से बचने को कहा।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ He used vulgar to the girl.

✓ He used vulgar language to the girl.

Vulgar is an adjective and needs a noun such as language.

Vulgar adjective है और इसे language जैसे noun की आवश्यकता है।

✗ His behaviour was vulgarity.

✓ His behaviour was vulgar.

After was, the adjective vulgar is needed.

'Was' के बाद adjective 'vulgar' आता है।

✗ He speaks vulgarly language.

✓ He speaks vulgar language.

Before a noun use the adjective vulgar.

Noun से पहले adjective 'vulgar' आता है।

◇Word family
vulgarity nounvulgarly adv.vulgarize verb
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vul·gar

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin vulgus, the common people; the original sense 'of ordinary people' survives in vulgar fractions (ordinary fractions like three-quarters) and the Vulgate (the Latin Bible).

Latin vulgus, आम लोग, से; मूल अर्थ 'आम लोगों का' vulgar fractions (साधारण भिन्न, जैसे तीन-चौथाई) और Vulgate (Latin बाइबल) में बचा है।