Definition of raunchy in English:

raunchy

adjectiveraunchier, raunchiest ˈrɔːn(t)ʃiˈrɔn(t)ʃi

informal

1Energetically earthy and sexually explicit.
粗俗的，下流的；好色的，淫秽的
his raunchy new novel
一部新的淫秽小说。
Example sentencesExamples
- Madonna has admitted she was too raunchy in her early career.
- And here's me thinking yoga is too raunchy.
- ‘When other videos are raunchy, they blur it, they don't edit it,’ Monifah says.
- Explicit language makes a lot of us squirm because it's chock full of taboos: It's crude, it's naughty, it's raunchy, its real.
- Stern doesn't have to be sexy or raunchy to be successful.
- Get sex into the forefront of your mind by reading or watching something more raunchy than you'd normally choose.
- And some of the Dreaming narratives associated with these works are pretty raunchy!
- Oh, and don't forget to throw in her younger brother, who wants to lose his virginity at any cost and is always quick to throw in a raunchy joke.
- The tactic ultimately backfired when viewers complained afterward to the BBC Web site that the show wasn't raunchy enough.
- Some interesting extras are included here, mainly segments deemed too raunchy for television.
- In New York it was just a raunchy, cynical hour and ten minutes.
- In my four academic years at UW, I have seen Imprint serve up some pretty raunchy stuff.
- The midnight shows let you try a more raunchy, daring, adult kind of humour.
- Rarely have I read, even privately, let alone in public, anything more raunchy.
- She's there to let the women in the audience know they're not crazy for being there and to set a nonthreateningly raunchy tone.
- Every truly successful raunchy romantic comedy has at its heart a couple worth rooting for.
- They'd watched a raunchy comedy and almost everyone in the audience had laughed.
- And, from a novice's perspective, mucking about with soil does look pretty raunchy.
- I still tell raunchy jokes, but now it's for a bigger audience.
- There was no sex on television then, and these scenes were as raunchy as it got.
Synonyms
sexually attractive, seductive, desirable, alluring, inviting, sensual, sultry, slinky, provocative, tempting, tantalizing
sexually explicit, sexy, suggestive, erotic, racy, risqué, provocative, spicy, juicy, bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, unrestrained, earthy
2US Shabby or grubby.
the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy
该宾馆肮脏破旧，卫生设施不牢靠。
Example sentencesExamples
- I finally sneak a look up at him, suddenly feeling incredibly raunchy and dirty.

Derivatives

raunchily

adverbˈrɔːn(t)ʃɪliˈrɔn(t)ʃəli

informal

A raunchily energetic jazz-class scene and some dirty dancing in a club demonstrate how hopelessly uptight ballet is compared with Terpsichore's earthier manifestations.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I don't like the Bratz dolls, or the way the manufacturers dress them,’ she says, referring to the raunchily attired best-selling fashion dolls.
- She had never so raunchily come on to a guy in her life especially a guy she barely knew and had hardly spoken to!
- There's something raunchily funny bubbling under the surface of this movie.
- Lots of people dancing raunchily until their sweat showed on their teeshirts, faces dripping.

raunchiness

nounˈrɔːn(t)ʃɪnəsˈrɔn(t)ʃinəs

informal

The raunchiness of the former stands in marked contrast to the poignancy of the latter.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of the dancers in the chorus do have the appropriate raunchiness, and all are technically up to the task.
- Total raunchiness and bad language in this chapter.
- A Caribbean breeziness turns to an unexpected raunchiness in which Woods digs into some honking, bar-walking sax.
- ‘Your idea of raunchiness,’ she murmured darkly, ‘would land you in prison.’
- While the sound of Too Much Guitar is saturated with raunchiness, beautiful pop melodies often shine through the brutish production.

Origin

1930s: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

paunchy

Definition of raunchy in US English:

raunchy

adjectiveˈrôn(t)SHēˈrɔn(t)ʃi

informal

1Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit.
粗俗的，下流的；好色的，淫秽的
a raunchy new novel
一部新的淫秽小说。
Example sentencesExamples
- There was no sex on television then, and these scenes were as raunchy as it got.
- Stern doesn't have to be sexy or raunchy to be successful.
- They'd watched a raunchy comedy and almost everyone in the audience had laughed.
- She's there to let the women in the audience know they're not crazy for being there and to set a nonthreateningly raunchy tone.
- And here's me thinking yoga is too raunchy.
- And, from a novice's perspective, mucking about with soil does look pretty raunchy.
- The midnight shows let you try a more raunchy, daring, adult kind of humour.
- Some interesting extras are included here, mainly segments deemed too raunchy for television.
- In New York it was just a raunchy, cynical hour and ten minutes.
- I still tell raunchy jokes, but now it's for a bigger audience.
- Explicit language makes a lot of us squirm because it's chock full of taboos: It's crude, it's naughty, it's raunchy, its real.
- Oh, and don't forget to throw in her younger brother, who wants to lose his virginity at any cost and is always quick to throw in a raunchy joke.
- And some of the Dreaming narratives associated with these works are pretty raunchy!
- Every truly successful raunchy romantic comedy has at its heart a couple worth rooting for.
- The tactic ultimately backfired when viewers complained afterward to the BBC Web site that the show wasn't raunchy enough.
- Madonna has admitted she was too raunchy in her early career.
- ‘When other videos are raunchy, they blur it, they don't edit it,’ Monifah says.
- Get sex into the forefront of your mind by reading or watching something more raunchy than you'd normally choose.
- In my four academic years at UW, I have seen Imprint serve up some pretty raunchy stuff.
- Rarely have I read, even privately, let alone in public, anything more raunchy.
Synonyms
sexually attractive, seductive, desirable, alluring, inviting, sensual, sultry, slinky, provocative, tempting, tantalizing
sexually explicit, sexy, suggestive, erotic, racy, risqué, provocative, spicy, juicy, bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, unrestrained, earthy
2US (especially of a person or place) slovenly; grubby.
〈主美〉（尤指人）邋遢的，不修边幅的；（尤指地方）肮脏的，破烂的
the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy
该宾馆肮脏破旧，卫生设施不牢靠。
Example sentencesExamples
- I finally sneak a look up at him, suddenly feeling incredibly raunchy and dirty.

Origin

1930s: of unknown origin.

单词	raunchy
释义	Definition of raunchy in English: raunchy adjectiveraunchier, raunchiest ˈrɔːn(t)ʃiˈrɔn(t)ʃi informal 1Energetically earthy and sexually explicit. 粗俗的，下流的；好色的，淫秽的 his raunchy new novel 一部新的淫秽小说。 Example sentencesExamples Madonna has admitted she was too raunchy in her early career. And here's me thinking yoga is too raunchy. ‘When other videos are raunchy, they blur it, they don't edit it,’ Monifah says. Explicit language makes a lot of us squirm because it's chock full of taboos: It's crude, it's naughty, it's raunchy, its real. Stern doesn't have to be sexy or raunchy to be successful. Get sex into the forefront of your mind by reading or watching something more raunchy than you'd normally choose. And some of the Dreaming narratives associated with these works are pretty raunchy! Oh, and don't forget to throw in her younger brother, who wants to lose his virginity at any cost and is always quick to throw in a raunchy joke. The tactic ultimately backfired when viewers complained afterward to the BBC Web site that the show wasn't raunchy enough. Some interesting extras are included here, mainly segments deemed too raunchy for television. In New York it was just a raunchy, cynical hour and ten minutes. In my four academic years at UW, I have seen Imprint serve up some pretty raunchy stuff. The midnight shows let you try a more raunchy, daring, adult kind of humour. Rarely have I read, even privately, let alone in public, anything more raunchy. She's there to let the women in the audience know they're not crazy for being there and to set a nonthreateningly raunchy tone. Every truly successful raunchy romantic comedy has at its heart a couple worth rooting for. They'd watched a raunchy comedy and almost everyone in the audience had laughed. And, from a novice's perspective, mucking about with soil does look pretty raunchy. I still tell raunchy jokes, but now it's for a bigger audience. There was no sex on television then, and these scenes were as raunchy as it got. Synonyms sexually attractive, seductive, desirable, alluring, inviting, sensual, sultry, slinky, provocative, tempting, tantalizing sexually explicit, sexy, suggestive, erotic, racy, risqué, provocative, spicy, juicy, bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, unrestrained, earthy 2US Shabby or grubby. the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy 该宾馆肮脏破旧，卫生设施不牢靠。 Example sentencesExamples I finally sneak a look up at him, suddenly feeling incredibly raunchy and dirty. Derivatives raunchily adverbˈrɔːn(t)ʃɪliˈrɔn(t)ʃəli informal A raunchily energetic jazz-class scene and some dirty dancing in a club demonstrate how hopelessly uptight ballet is compared with Terpsichore's earthier manifestations. Example sentencesExamples ‘I don't like the Bratz dolls, or the way the manufacturers dress them,’ she says, referring to the raunchily attired best-selling fashion dolls. She had never so raunchily come on to a guy in her life especially a guy she barely knew and had hardly spoken to! There's something raunchily funny bubbling under the surface of this movie. Lots of people dancing raunchily until their sweat showed on their teeshirts, faces dripping. raunchiness nounˈrɔːn(t)ʃɪnəsˈrɔn(t)ʃinəs informal The raunchiness of the former stands in marked contrast to the poignancy of the latter. Example sentencesExamples Some of the dancers in the chorus do have the appropriate raunchiness, and all are technically up to the task. Total raunchiness and bad language in this chapter. A Caribbean breeziness turns to an unexpected raunchiness in which Woods digs into some honking, bar-walking sax. ‘Your idea of raunchiness,’ she murmured darkly, ‘would land you in prison.’ While the sound of Too Much Guitar is saturated with raunchiness, beautiful pop melodies often shine through the brutish production. Origin 1930s: of unknown origin. Rhymes paunchy Definition of raunchy in US English: raunchy adjectiveˈrôn(t)SHēˈrɔn(t)ʃi informal 1Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit. 粗俗的，下流的；好色的，淫秽的 a raunchy new novel 一部新的淫秽小说。 Example sentencesExamples There was no sex on television then, and these scenes were as raunchy as it got. Stern doesn't have to be sexy or raunchy to be successful. They'd watched a raunchy comedy and almost everyone in the audience had laughed. She's there to let the women in the audience know they're not crazy for being there and to set a nonthreateningly raunchy tone. And here's me thinking yoga is too raunchy. And, from a novice's perspective, mucking about with soil does look pretty raunchy. The midnight shows let you try a more raunchy, daring, adult kind of humour. Some interesting extras are included here, mainly segments deemed too raunchy for television. In New York it was just a raunchy, cynical hour and ten minutes. I still tell raunchy jokes, but now it's for a bigger audience. Explicit language makes a lot of us squirm because it's chock full of taboos: It's crude, it's naughty, it's raunchy, its real. Oh, and don't forget to throw in her younger brother, who wants to lose his virginity at any cost and is always quick to throw in a raunchy joke. And some of the Dreaming narratives associated with these works are pretty raunchy! Every truly successful raunchy romantic comedy has at its heart a couple worth rooting for. The tactic ultimately backfired when viewers complained afterward to the BBC Web site that the show wasn't raunchy enough. Madonna has admitted she was too raunchy in her early career. ‘When other videos are raunchy, they blur it, they don't edit it,’ Monifah says. Get sex into the forefront of your mind by reading or watching something more raunchy than you'd normally choose. In my four academic years at UW, I have seen Imprint serve up some pretty raunchy stuff. Rarely have I read, even privately, let alone in public, anything more raunchy. Synonyms sexually attractive, seductive, desirable, alluring, inviting, sensual, sultry, slinky, provocative, tempting, tantalizing sexually explicit, sexy, suggestive, erotic, racy, risqué, provocative, spicy, juicy, bawdy, ribald, uninhibited, unrestrained, earthy 2US (especially of a person or place) slovenly; grubby. 〈主美〉（尤指人）邋遢的，不修边幅的；（尤指地方）肮脏的，破烂的 the restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy 该宾馆肮脏破旧，卫生设施不牢靠。 Example sentencesExamples I finally sneak a look up at him, suddenly feeling incredibly raunchy and dirty. Origin 1930s: of unknown origin.
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