Definitions for ribaldry

ribaldry rib·ald·ry

Spelling: [rib-uh l-dree; spelling pronunciation rahy-b
IPA: /ˈrɪb əl dri; spelling pronunciation ˈraɪ bəl dri/

Ribaldry is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 211 anagrams from letters in ribaldry (abdilrry).

Definitions for ribaldry

noun

  1. ribald character, as of language; scurrility.
  2. ribald speech.

Origin of ribaldry

1300-50; Middle English ribaudrie Old French. See ribald, -ry

Examples for ribaldry

That is an age which moves youth either to ribaldry or to compassion.

It is certainly true, that every sort of ribaldry and obscenity are encouraged on the Chinese stage at the present day.

Then the lawyer tried to explain to him that no one read the ribaldry.

Forbes felt a ribaldry in the whole situation, an intolerable contumely.

And there is rarely much sex feeling, and never a touch of ribaldry.

This carnival of ribaldry seemed as some picture from the nether world.

He twittered a snatch of ribaldry that made my foot twitch in my boot.

But he seemed to take little interest in the ribaldry of the other fellows.

These were silent or even made some efforts to restrain the ribaldry of their men.

The air at night was laden with ribaldry and the sounds of guns.

Word Value for ribaldry
Scrable

14

Words with friends

15

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