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ob·scene

(ŏb-sēn′, əb-)
adj.
1.
a. Offensive to accepted standards of decency.
b. Law Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
2.
a. Morally repulsive; disgusting: "The way he writes about the disease that killed her is simply obscene" (Michael Korda).
b. So extreme in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous: "hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes" (Joe Queenan).
[Latin obscēnus.]
ob·scene′ly adv.
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Adv. 1. obscenely - to an obscene degree; "this man is obscenely rich"
2. obscenely - in a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely"
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Translations
بِخَلاعَه
modbydeligt
szemérmetlenültrágárul
á klámfenginn hátt
oplzlo
müstehcen bir şekilde

obscenely

[əbˈsiːnlɪ] ADV
1. (= indecently) [gesture, remark] → obscenamente
to talk/write obscenely → decir/escribir obscenidades
he was swearing obscenely → estaba soltando tacos y obscenidades
2. (= shockingly) [fat] → repugnantemente ; [rich, expensive] → escandalosamente
she earns obscenely large amounts of money → gana unas cantidades de dinero escandalosas
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obscenely

adv → obszön ; (= repulsively) → ekelerregend ; she earns obscenely large amounts of money → sie verdient unverschämt viel Geld
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obscenely

[əbˈsiːnlɪ] adv → oscenamente
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obscene

(əbˈsiːn) adjective
disgusting, especially sexually. obscene photographs. obseen, onsedelik, smerig خَلاعي، فاحِش неприличен obsceno oplzlý obszön modbydelig άσεμνος, πρόστυχος obsceno nilbe زشت؛ مستهجن rivo obscène גס असभ्य, अश्लील opscen, nepristojan trágár jorok klámfenginn osceno わいせつな 외설의 nepadorus, nešvankus nepieklājīgs, piedauzīgs lucah obsceen uanstendig, griset, pornografisk sprośny لوڅ او بربنډ obsceno obscen непристойный oplzlý opolzek lascivan oanständig, motbjudande, obscen ลามก müstehcen, açık saçık 淫穢的 непристойний, неподобний فحش tục tĩu 淫秽的
obˈscenely adverb
onsedelike, smerige بِخَلاعَه неприлично obscenamente nemravně obszön modbydeligt πρόστυχα obscenamente nilbelt بطور مستهجن rivosti obscènement בגסות असभ्यता, अश्लीलता opsceno, nepristojno szemérmetlenül, trágárul secara jorok á klámfenginn hátt oscenamente わいせつに 외설스럽게 nepadoriai, nešvankiai nepieklājīgi, piedauzīgi lucah obsceen uanstendig, griset sprośnie په بربنډه توګه obscenamente obscen непристоино, неприлично oplzlo opolzko lascivno oanständigt, obscent อย่างลามก müstehcen bir şekilde 淫穢地 непристойно بےحيائي سے một cách tục tĩu 淫秽地
obscenity (-ˈse-) – plural obˈscenities – noun
an obscene act or word(s). He shouted obscenities at the police. obseniteit خَلاعَه، فُحْش، بَذاءَه сквернословие obscenidade nemravnosti Obszönitäten (pl.) modbydelighed; sjofelhed χυδαιότητα, αισχρολογία obscenidad rõvedus حرف یا عمل وقیح و ناپسند rivous obscénité נִיבּוּל פֶּה अश्लील, असभ्य वर्तन या शब्द nepristojnost, opscenost trágárság kejorokan klámfengi; klúryrði oscenità わいせつ 외설, 음란 nešvankybė neķītrība, piedauzība kelucahan obsceniteit utukt, uanstendighet, griseprat świństwo, sprośność نا وړه خبر يا كړن obscenidade obscenitate непристойность oplzlosť opolzkost lascivnost oanständighet, obscenitet ความลามก müstehcenlik 淫穢 непристойність فحاشيت، بے حيائي sự tục tĩu 淫秽
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