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Obscene Ob‧Scene əbˈsiːn Adjective 1relating Sex Shocking Offensive

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Back ob‧scene /əbˈsiːn/ adjective
1relating to sex in a way that is shocking and offensive → rude:
Bradford made an obscene gesture.
obscene phone calls (=calls from an unknown person saying obscene things)
obscene photographs
2extremely unfair, immoral, or unpleasant, especially in a way that makes you angry:
Some players earn obscene amounts of money.
an obscene act of cruelty
—obscenely adverb

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