VULGAR in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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Definition

of bad taste — often crude or offensive

or:

unsophisticated (or common) — especially of taste

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business.
Act 2 — Garden at the Manor House (93% in)

vulgar = in bad taste (unsophisticated or crude)

It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist.
Act 1 — Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street (24% in)
People always seem to think that they are improper, and either look shocked, which is vulgar, or laugh, which is worse.
Act 1 — Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street (49% in)
They are always vulgar, and often convincing.
Act 3 — Morning-room at the Manor House (79% in)

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vulgar used in The Importance of Being Earnest