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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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coarse/crude/vulgar

If someone uses a swear word (one that's not related to anything sexual), can you use the following words to descrbe their language?: coarse, crude, vulgar.

Also, can the word "profane" be used to describe a swear word that isn't related to anything holy?

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: coarse, crude, vulgar. Yes, and a host of others such as obscene. Anonymous Also, can the word "profane" be used to describe a swear word that isn't related to anything holy?

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  • : coarse, crude, vulgar.
  • Yes, and a host of others such as obscene.
  • Anonymous Also, can the word "profane" be used to describe a swear word that isn't related to anything holy?
  • Yes, the restriction to the sacred has been relaxed.
  • The more common word is the noun form : profanity .
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AnonymousIf someone uses a swear word (one that's not related to anything sexual), can you use the following words to descrbe their language?: coarse, crude, vulgar.
Yes, and a host of others such as obscene.
AnonymousAlso, can the word "profane" be used to describe a swear word that isn't related to anything holy?
Yes, the
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