ribald
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Disorderly in its construction, “Tristram Shandy” is ribald and risqué in its content, yet charitable and affecting in tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
But in an editorial in Tuesday's memorial edition, the paper's main shareholder said its spirit of ribald anti-religious irreverence was still very much alive.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025
There may have been some who might have scolded a former president for – gasp – daring to indulge in ribald, low-brow swipes.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
Lou, conversely, was the toast of the town: an institution-building entrepreneur and voluble drinking buddy known for wearing loud turtlenecks, cracking ribald jokes and eating like a barn animal.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
There will doubtless be thousands of ribald failures, but in the world’s history artists have always been drawn where they are welcome and well treated.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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