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obscene

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
offensive, rude, or shocking, usually because of being too obviously related to sex or showing sex:

Examples:

In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene DVDs.
He was jailed for making obscene phone calls (= ones in which unwanted sexual suggestions were made to the listener).
obscene language/graffiti
2
morally wrong, often describing something that is wrong because it is too large:

Examples:

to make obscene profits
The salaries some bankers earn are obscene.
He eats obscene amounts of food.

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