obscene : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obscene	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for obscene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscene adj designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" Synonym(s): abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" Synonym(s): lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscene \Obscene"\, a/ [L. obscenus, obscaenus, obscoenus, ill looking, filthy, obscene: cf. F. obsc[82]ne.] 1. Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene* language; obscene pictures. Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew obscene and uncleanly. --I. Watts. 2. Foul; fifthy; disgusting.