Antonyms of adj off-color

2 senses of off-color

Sense 1
indelicate, off-color, off-colour -- (in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke")

INDIRECT (VIA tasteless) -> tasteful -- (having or showing or conforming to good taste)

Sense 2
bawdy, off-color, ribald -- (humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language")

INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable -- ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke")

Similarity of adj off-color

2 senses of off-color

Sense 1
indelicate, off-color, off-colour -- (in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke")
       => tasteless (vs. tasteful) -- (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

Sense 2
bawdy, off-color, ribald -- (humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language")
       => dirty (vs. clean) -- ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth")

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