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Racy vs Obscene - What's the difference?

racy | obscene |

As adjectives the difference between racy and obscene

is that racy is having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich while obscene is offensive to current standards of decency or morality.

racy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
  • Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
  • Mildly risque, exciting.
    • She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.

    Anagrams

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    obscene

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .