What is the meaning of raunchy?

adjective

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