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[ lood ] / lud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lewd ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, lewd·er, lewd·est.inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious. Obsolete. - low, ignorant, or vulgar.
- base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
- bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.
Origin of lewdFirst recorded before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede “lay, unlearned” OTHER WORDS FROM lewdlewd·ly, adverblewd·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lewdlewd , obscene, pornographic, profanatory, profaneWords nearby lewdlevulosemia, levy, Lévy-Bruhl, levy en masse, Lew, lewd, lewdness, Lewes, lewis, Lewis acid, Lewis and Clark expedition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lewdOne interpretation suggests he is the embodiment of whisky, a lewd allusion to a tenured tradition of Scottish alcoholism. Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST He was arrested the same day on felony charges of forcible rape, lewd acts on a minor, and kidnapping to commit a sexual offense. Woman Who Says She Was Held Captive for 10 Years Feared Deportation|Caitlin Dickson|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Elementary School in Los Angeles, has so far been charged with 15 counts of sexual abuse and lewd acts on a child. Los Angeles’s School Nightmare: Another Sex-Abuse Scandal|Christine Pelisek|January 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST The trial brought accusations of lewd rabble-rousing and rampant sexism at corporate events—bad publicity to say the least. Microsoft Puts Two Women in Charge of Windows|Alex Klein|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Did the ‘Best in Show’ actor commit a “lewd act” in a seedy Hollywood theater known for such cinematic fare as ‘Nut Busters’? The Tale Behind Fred Willard’s Arrest in an Adult Film Theater|Christine Pelisek|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Hook let his cloak slip softly to the ground, and then biting his lips till a lewd blood stood on them, he stepped into the tree. Peter and Wendy|James Matthew Barrie Yea, one lewd person, (saith Bodin) may be received to accuse and condemne a thousand suspected witches. The Devil in Britain and America|John Ashton Most say, the steed's a goodly thing, But all agree, 'tis a lewd King. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753)|Theophilus Cibber All we'd need, sir, at least for the lewd, public indecent exposure charge. Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton Little they know of Rabelais who call him a lewd buffoonthe profanest of mountebanks. Visions and Revisions|John Cowper Powys
British Dictionary definitions for lewd
adjectivecharacterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene Derived forms of lewdlewdly, adverblewdness, nounWord Origin for lewdC14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see lay ³ Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lewdnaughty, salacious, pornographic, ribald, off-color, erotic, obscene, racy, lascivious, suggestive, coarse, vile, bawdy, blue, fast, filthy, gross, hard-core, immodest, immoral |