coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language.

vulgar adjective (RUDE) rude and likely to upset or anger people, especially by referring to sex and the body in an unpleasant way:

VULGAR definition: characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste. See examples of vulgar used in a sentence.

Dec 24, 2025 · Noun vulgar (plural vulgars) (historical or derogatory) A common, ordinary person.

1. characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation. 2. indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar gesture. 3. lacking in refinement; crude; coarse; boorish. 4. of, …

If you describe a person or their behaviour as vulgar, you mean that they lack taste or behave rudely.

Definition of vulgar adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

vulgar, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant. of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses. current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs. …

Dec 5, 2016 · Some common synonyms of vulgar are coarse, gross, obscene, and ribald. While all these words mean "offensive to good taste or morals," vulgar often implies boorishness or …