English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
malaw-ay - law-ay - ma-~
ma.law.ay. - 3 syllables

ma- = malaw-ay
malaw-ay

malaw-ay [ma.law.ay.] : immoral (adj.); indecent (adj.); obscene (adj.)
law-ay [law.ay.] : despicable (adj.); offensive (adj.); vulgar (adj.)
Synonyms: imoral

Derivatives of law-ay


Glosses:
immoral
adj. 1. immoraldeliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong.
~ unchastenot chaste.; "unchaste conduct"
~ evilmorally bad or wrong.; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
~ debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastunrestrained by convention or morality.; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
~ disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockinggiving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"; "the most shocking book of its time"
~ scrofulousmorally contaminated.; "denounce the scrofulous wealth of the times"
~ unrighteousnot righteous.; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
~ wickedmorally bad in principle or practice.
adj. 2. base, immoralnot adhering to ethical or moral principles.; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
~ wrongcontrary to conscience or morality or law.; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
indecent
adj. 1. indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untowardnot in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society.; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"
~ impropernot suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"
adj. 2. indecentoffensive to good taste especially in sexual matters.; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
~ dirty(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency.; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
~ earthy, crude, vulgar, grossconspicuously and tastelessly indecent.; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
~ hollywoodflashy and vulgar.; "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering"
~ indelicateverging on the indecent.; "an indelicate proposition"
~ obscenedesigned to incite to indecency or lust.; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"
~ suggestivetending to suggest something improper or indecent.; "a suggestive nod"; "suggestive poses"
~ indecorous, indelicatelacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct.; "indecorous behavior"
~ impropernot suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"
adj. 3. indecentoffending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance.; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"
~ immodestoffending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
obscene
adj. 1. obscenedesigned to incite to indecency or lust.; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"
~ indecentoffensive to good taste especially in sexual matters.; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
adj. 2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveoffensive to the mind.; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
~ offensiveunpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses.; "offensive odors"
adj. 3. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacioussuggestive of or tending to moral looseness.; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
~ dirty(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency.; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
offensive
n. (act)1. offence, offense, offensivethe action of attacking an enemy.
~ military operation, operationactivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
~ counteroffensivea large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force.
~ dirty waran offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims.; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s"
~ push back, rollbackthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw.
adj. 2. offensive, violativeviolating or tending to violate or offend against.; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
~ offendingoffending against or breaking a law or rule.; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled"
adj. 3. offensivefor the purpose of attack rather than defense.; "offensive weapons"
~ aggressivehaving or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends.; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
~ hostilecharacterized by enmity or ill will.; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"
~ antipersonneldesigned to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction.
~ assaultive, attackingdisposed to attack.
~ hit-and-run, tip-and-rundesigned for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape.; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults"
~ incursive, invading, invasiveinvolving invasion or aggressive attack.; "invasive war"
~ marauding, predatory, raidingcharacterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding.; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"
~ on the offensiveactively attacking.
adj. 4. offensivecausing anger or annoyance.; "offensive remarks"
~ harmfulcausing or capable of causing harm.; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
~ abusive, opprobrious, scurrilousexpressing offensive reproach.
~ disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous.; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
adj. 5. offensive, unsavory, unsavourymorally offensive.; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
~ odoriferousmorally offensive.; "odoriferous legislation"
adj. 6. offensiveunpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses.; "offensive odors"
~ evilmorally bad or wrong.; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
~ hatefulevoking or deserving hatred.; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"
~ abhorrent, detestable, repugnant, repulsive, obsceneoffensive to the mind.; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
~ charnel, ghastly, sepulchralgruesomely indicative of death or the dead.; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
~ creepyannoying and unpleasant.; "some creepy kids were bothering her"
~ disgustful, disgusting, foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, repellent, wickedhighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
~ ghoulish, morbidsuggesting the horror of death and decay.; "morbid details"
~ hideous, horrific, outrageous, horridgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror.; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
~ objectionable, obnoxiouscausing disapproval or protest.; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
~ rankvery offensive in smell or taste.; "a rank cigar"
~ scrimydirty and disgusting.; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"
~ verminousof the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive.
~ unpalatablenot pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind.; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
~ unpleasantdisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings.; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
adj. 7. dysphemistic, offensivesubstitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one.; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
adj. 8. loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, queasy, sickening, vilecausing or able to cause nausea.; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
~ unwholesomedetrimental to physical or moral well-being.; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
vulgar
adj. 1. coarse, common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgarlacking refinement or cultivation or taste.; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
~ unrefined(used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth.; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
adj. 2. common, plebeian, unwashed, vulgarof or associated with the great masses of people.; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
~ lowbornof humble birth or origins.; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"
adj. 3. common, vernacular, vulgarbeing or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language.; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
~ informalused of spoken and written language.
adj. 4. crude, earthy, gross, vulgarconspicuously and tastelessly indecent.; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
~ indecentoffensive to good taste especially in sexual matters.; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"