OBSCE'NE, adjective [Latin obscaenus.] 1. Offensive to chastity and delicacy; impure; expressing or presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity and decency forbid; to be exposed; as obscene language; obscene pictures. 2. Foul; filthy; offensive; disgusting. A girdle foul with grease binds his obscene attire. 3. Inauspicious; ill omened. At the cheerful light, the groaning ghosts and birds obscene take flight.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI