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Bawdy vs Salacity - What's the difference?

bawdy | salacity |

As an adjective bawdy

is (obsolete) soiled, dirty.

As a noun salacity is

(uncountable) the state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.

bawdy

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Soiled, dirty.
  • *:
  • *:whanne he had ouertaken the damoysel / anone she sayd what dost thow here / thou stynkest al of the kechyn / thy clothes ben bawdy of the greece and talowe that thou gaynest in kyng Arthurs kechyn
  • Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
  • (of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.
  • Derived terms

    * bawdily * bawdiness * bawdy house

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    salacity

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.
  • *, II.ii.2:
  • *:Aristotle gives instance in sparrows, which are parum vivaces ob salacitatem , short-lived because of their salacity , which is very frequent […].
  • (countable) An act which is salacious, (lewd, obscene or bawdy).