obscene Copy link Outline 1. obscaenus (-oenus, -ēnus)2. inquīnātus (polluted)3. turpis, e (most comprehensive term4. spurcus5. nūdus (lit. naked • obscene: 1. obscaenus (-oenus, -ēnus): o. jesting, genus dicendi obs., Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104: somewhat o., obscaenior, id. Tusc. 5, 38, 112: also, subobscaenus, id. Or. 26, 88. Also used of whatever is revolting or of ill-omen: the o. birds of ocean (harpies), obs. pelagi aves, Virg. Aen. 3, 241. 2. inquīnātus (polluted): most o. conversation, sermo inquinatissimus, Cic. Verr. 3, 26, 65. 3. turpis, e (most comprehensive term: Gr. αἰσχρός): cf. Cic. Off. 1, 35, 126, quae partes corporis, ad naturae necessitatem datae, adspectum essent deformem habiturae atque turpem: v. shameful. 4. spurcus: v. filthy. 5. nūdus (lit. naked: rare): to abstain from o. language, n. verbis abstinere, Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 4. Similar is the use of the expr. nupta verba, Fest. s. v. nuptus.