bowdlerised

bowdlerised
bowdlerised (Brit.) adj. expurgated, edited by omitting or altering parts considered offensive or vulgar (also bowdlerized) bowdlerise (Brit.) v. bowdlerize, censor literature, modify a written work by abridging in content, change a written work by distorting in style or content (named after Thomas Bowdler who published a censored version of Shakespeare's works)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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