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   lewd

   /ljuːd/

   adjective

   • 1. crude and offensive in a sexual way: "she began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song" Similar vulgarcrudesmuttydirtyfilthyobscenepornographiccoarsetastelessindecorousindelicateoff colourunseemlyindecentsalaciousgrossdisgustingsordidlowfoulvileruderacyrisquénaughtywickedarousingearthyeroticsexysuggestivetitillatingspicybawdyribaldrawtabooexplicitnear the bonenear the knuckleinformal:blueraunchyX-ratednudge-nudgepornoeuphemistic:adultOpposite decentclean

   Word Origin Old Englishlǣwede, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘belonging to the laity’; in Middle English, ‘belonging to the common people, vulgar’, and later ‘worthless, vile, evil’, leading to the current sense.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lewdly adverb
   • 2. lewdness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of LEWD is obscene, vulgar. How to use lewd in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLEWD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LEWD definition: 1. (of behaviour, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way: 2. (of behavior, speech…. Learn more.

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   Lewd definition: inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. . See examples of LEWD used in a sentence.

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   Lewd remarks are sexually inappropriate. Personal and sexually explicit comments might be acceptable when said in private, but they are not all right when said to strangers in public.

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   1. inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. 2. obscene or indecent, as language; salacious. 3. Obs. [before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede lay, unlearned]

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   Definition of lewd adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEWD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective. If you describe someone's behaviour as lewd, you are critical of it because it is sexual in a rude and unpleasant way. [disapproval] Drew spends all day eyeing up the women and making lewd comments. Synonyms: indecent, obscene, vulgar, dirty More Synonyms of lewd. lewdness uncountable noun.