graveleux

French

Etymology

From gravelle +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.vlø/
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Adjective

graveleux (feminine graveleuse, masculine plural graveleux, feminine plural graveleuses)

  1. gravelly, gritty
  2. (figurative) smutty, obscene
    Synonyms: licencieux, obscène
    • 2025 July 13, Thomas Ancona-Leger, “La comédie de boulevard, ou la tante beauf du théâtre ?”, in La Provence, page 5:
      Bienvenue dans le monde du théâtre de boulevard. Un monde fait de jeux de mots graveleux, de blagues de cul et de rires gras.
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