Both Uses of
profane
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- ...so the boys came before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and using abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female.
p. 12..8 *profane = obscene (shockingly offensive by accepted standards)
- Local opinion held Mr. Underwood to be an intense, profane little man, whose father in a fey fit of humor christened Braxton Bragg, a name Mr. Underwood had done his best to live down.
p. 209..2profane = showing no respect for accepted standards of behavior
Definition:
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(profane as in: don't be profane) showing no respect for something thought of as sacred