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raunchy adjective [ ˈrɔːn(t)ʃi ]

• energetically earthy and sexually explicit.
• "his raunchy new novel"
Similar: sexually explicit, sexy, suggestive, erotic, racy, risqué, provocative, spicy, juicy, bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, unrestrained, earthy, coarse, rude, smutty, vulgar, crude, steamy, naughty, saucy, fruity, gamy, adult,
• shabby or grubby.
• "the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy"
Origin: 1930s: of unknown origin.


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