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English
Etymology
From bawdy + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
bawdily (comparative more bawdily, superlative most bawdily)
- In a bawdy manner; lewdly or obscenely with humorous intent.
1664 January 18 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 8th, 1663–1664”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys , volumes (please specify |volume=I to X), London: George Bell & Sons ; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893–1899, →OCLC:But, Lord! to hear how W. Symons do commend and look sadly and then talk bawdily and merrily, though his wife was dead but the other day, would make a dogg laugh.
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