All 6 Uses of
vulgar
in
Washington Square
- There were some doctors that left the prescription without offering any explanation at all; and he did not belong to that class either, which was, after all, the most vulgar.†
Chpt 1
- For himself, he was fond of the good things of life, and he made a considerable use of them; but he had a dread of vulgarity, and even a theory that it was increasing in the society that surrounded him.†
Chpt 3
- The Doctor thought it very vulgar to be precipitate in accusing people of mercenary motives, inasmuch as his door had as yet not been in the least besieged by fortune-hunters; and, lastly, he was very curious to see whether Catherine might really be loved for her moral worth.†
Chpt 7
- He is extremely insinuating; but it's a vulgar nature.†
Chpt 7 *
- I certainly say it distinctly enough—brutally and vulgarly enough.†
Chpt 28
- She was waiting for him, in vulgar parlance, to name the day; and so long as he was unprepared to be explicit on this point it seemed a mockery to pretend to talk about matters more abstract.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(vulgar) of bad taste -- often crude or offensive
or:
unsophisticated (or common) -- especially of taste