raunchy meaning and definition

RAUNCHY adjective

Definition of raunchy (adjective)

1. earthy and sexually explicit
   • "a raunchy novel"
2. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
   • "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
   • synonyms: lewd, obscene, salacious
3. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
   • "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
   • synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy