bawdish

English

Etymology

From bawd +‎ -ish.

Adjective

bawdish (comparative more bawdish, superlative most bawdish)

1. (rare) Synonym of bawdy
   • 1985, Prue Leith, Polly Tyrer, Entertaining With Style, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 83:

     His character can be anything from evil to simple and sentimental. Mockery and fun, bawdish humor and pranks are the order of the day.

References

• “bawdish, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.