Definition of Ribaldly

1. crudely [adv] - See also: crudely

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ribaldly

riatas
rib
rib-cage
rib-cages
rib-tickler
rib cage
rib cages
rib eye steak
rib eye steaks
rib joint pliers
rib notching
rib roast
riba
ribald
ribaldish
ribaldly (current term)
ribaldries
ribaldrous
ribaldry
ribalds
riban
riband
ribanded
ribands
ribans
ribas
ribat
ribats
ribaud
ribaudequin

Literary usage of Ribaldly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1893)
"The pope was besought to negotiate a truce for him ; that pope of whom the Florentines, who loved him not, sang so ribaldly, — Papa Martino Non vale un ..."

2. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"... types of law and order culminating in a hangman and a devil, the great issues of the comedy can be ribaldly touched to the music of pipes and drum. ..."

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