obscene meaning and definition

OBSCENE adjective

Definition of obscene (adjective)

1. designed to incite to indecency or lust
   • "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead
2. offensive to the mind
   • "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
   • synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive
3. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
   • "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
   • synonyms: lewd, raunchy, salacious