Outswear

verb

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Verb

1
To swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than. transitive
"When she was not speaking honeyed words, she used earthy language, outswearing the men around her."

Example

"When she was not speaking honeyed words, she used earthy language, outswearing the men around her."

Etymology

From out- + swear.

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