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Obscene

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(1):

(a/) Foul; fifthy; disgusting.

(2):

(a/) 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.

(3):

(a/) Inauspicious; ill-omened.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Obscene'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/obscene.html. 1828.
 
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