bawd·y (bô?d?)adj. bawd·i·er, bawd·i·est Humorously coarse; lewd or risqué: “[Mae West] became known for her humorous bawdy, suggestive performances and wisecracks” (Pam Cornelison & Ted Yanak).bawd?i·ly adv.bawd?i·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.bawdy (?b??d?) adj, bawdier or bawdiest(of language, plays, etc) containing references to sex, esp to be humorousnobscenity or eroticism, esp in writing or drama ?bawdily adv ?bawdiness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bawd?y (?b? di) adj. bawd?i?er, bawd?i?est, n. adj. 1. indecent; lewd; obscene. n. 2. coarse or obscene talk or writing. [1505?15] bawd?i?ly, adv. bawd?i?ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.