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Definition of ribald : 1. A low, vulgar, brutal, foul- mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.
2. Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.

Synonyms:

broad, off-color, scatologic, nasty, gross, off-colour, Fescennine, indelicate, barnyard, decent, scurrilous, foul, filthy, bawdy, smutty, profane, scatological, dirty

infamous, shady, contemptible, louche, nefarious, disreputable, shifty, dubious, risque, notorious, questionable, dishonorable

indecorous, obscene, coarse, spicy, unbecoming, racy, indecent, lewd, unladylike, fast, juicy, raunchy, ungentlemanly, hot, salacious, vulgar, foul-mouthed, blue, lascivious

Usage examples:

• And, with transitions infinitely rapid, he would be serious, jocose- solemn, ribald- earnest, flippant- logical, whimsical, turn and turn about. - "Grey Roses", Henry Harland.
• He scorned my Father with ribald glances! - "Fairy Prince and Other Stories", Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.
• A ribald and prolonged laugh greeted this brief announcement, and some twenty pairs of gentlemanly shoulders were shrugged in token of derision. - "The Nest of the Sparrowhawk", Baroness Orczy.