adverb

vulgarly

vulgarly, crudely, coarsely

He was dressed vulgarly.

He was dressed vulgarly.

She spoke vulgarly about her coworkers.

She spoke vulgarly about her coworkers.

((verb)) vulgarly to do (sth.) in a vulgar manner He was dressed vulgarly.

Synonyms: crudely, coarsely, rudely, indecently; Antonyms: politely, elegantly, tastefully

From 'vulgar' + '-ly'. 'Vulgar' comes from Latin 'vulgaris' (of or pertaining to the common people), from 'vulgus' (the common people, multitude).

Connect 'vulgarly' with the idea of something being too 'common' or lacking refinement, like a joke told in a crowd ('vulgus').

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