ˈribaldrous, a. Now Obs. or arch.
Also 6 riba(u)drous.
[f. ribald n. + -rous.]
Of ribald character; ribald.
| 1565 Cooper Thes., Carmina obscœna, ribaudrous verses. 1592 Greene Disput. Wks. (Grosart) X. 247 He..could gawll out many quaint and ribadrous Iigges and songs. 1622 T. Robinson Anat. Eng. Nunnery 13 They sing him ribaldrous Songs and jigs. 1633 Prynne 1st Pt. Histriom. 65 Such Christians whose tongues are tipt, and hearts delighted with Ribaldrous Songs. 1794 Gentl. Mag. LXIV. ii. 1133/1 What is thine but noisy strife.., Ribaldrous and vacant laugh! 1839 Hallam Hist. Lit. ii. iv. §28 The usual fault—vulgar and ribaldrous invective. Ibid. iii. vii. § 35 If he turns to invective..it is mere ribaldrous vulgarity blended with pedantry. |