Appropriate and Raunchy

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Appropriate adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.

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Raunchy is an antonym for appropriate.

Raunchy adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.

Usage example: inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes

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Appropriate is an antonym for raunchy.

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Raunchy and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/raunchy

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