What does "obscene" mean?
Obscene: Foul; fifthy; disgusting. A girdle foul with grease bobscene attire. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Inauspicious; ill-omened. [R.] [A Latinism] At the cheerful light, The groaning ghosts and birds obscene take flight. Dryden. -- Ob*scene"ly, adv. -- Ob*scene"ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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