Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Bawdy · Bawd·y · IPA /ˈbɔ.di/ 01 a. Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes. 1. Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes.[Obs.] “It [a garment] is al bawdy and to-tore also.” — Chaucer. 2. Obscene; filthy; unchaste.