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vulgar

/ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/ noun C2
  1. A common, ordinary person.
  2. The common people.
  3. The language of a people, especially the commoners.

Plural vulgars

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A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls, but it was blotched in places with mildew, and here and there great strips had become detached and hung down, exposing the yellow plaster beneath.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 28 · B2
Morrel expected Villefort would be dejected; he found him as he had found him six weeks before, calm, firm, and full of that glacial politeness, that most insurmountable barrier which separates the well-bred from the vulgar man.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 120 · C1
“Had there been women in the house, I should have suspected a mere vulgar intrigue.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 32 · B2
Our family always _hated_ cats: nasty, low, vulgar things!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 14 · B2

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