Bawdily

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbɔːdɪli/
• US IPA: /ˈbɔːdɪli/
• Homophones: bodily in some US accents

Origin

bawdy + -ly

Full definition of bawdily

Adverb

1. In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
• 1664 — Samuel Pepys, , 8 Jan 1664But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.

Related terms

• bawd
• bawdiness