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Rabelaisian adjective [ ˌrabəˈleɪzɪən ]

• displaying earthy humour; bawdy.
• "the conversation was often highly Rabelaisian"
Similar: ribald, racy, bawdy, vulgar, coarse, earthy, risqué, lewd, blue, spicy, exuberant, uninhibited, vigorous, lively, satirical, parodic, irreverent, disrespectful, raunchy,
Opposite: boring, tame, strait-laced,
Origin: mid 18th century: suggestive of the humour of François Rabelais.


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