Impure and Ribald

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Impure

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

Usage example: Victorian notions of what qualified as impure art now strike us as laughable

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Ribald is a synonym for impure in immoral topic. In some cases you can use "Ribald" instead an adjective "Impure", when it comes to topics like unchaste.

Nearby Words: impurity, impurely

Ribald

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

Usage example: some of the movie's most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television

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Impure is a synonym for ribald. Sometimes you can use "Impure" instead an adjective "Ribald".

Nearby Word: ribaldry

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Ribald and Impure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impure/ribald

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