obscene (adj.)

  1. designed to incite to indecency or lust; the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene-Margaret Mead

  2. offensive to the mind; an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels

    [ Syn: abhorrent , detestable , repugnant , repulsive ]

  3. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; lewd whisperings of a dirty old man; an indecent gesture; obscene telephone calls; salacious limericks

    [ Syn: lewd , raunchy , salacious ]

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