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

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   Lewd means sexual in an obvious and rude way, or socially unacceptable. Find out more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

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   Lewd means obscene, vulgar, or sexually unchaste or licentious. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of lewd from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlewd adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Lewd means referring to or involving sex in a rude and offensive way. See the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes, and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Lewd has to do with sexual behavior or remarks that are highly inappropriate or obscene, often because of what's done or said is in public or to someone who does not want that kind of attention. The couple who might make sexually suggestive jokes in private with each other would be completely out of place doing the same thing in the supermarket.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › lewdLewd Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Lewd Definition. Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious. Unlearned; ignorant. Obscene; indecent. Unprincipled; vicious. Southey. Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief.

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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.

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

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   Lewd means sexual in a rude and unpleasant way, or obscene, vulgar, or ignorant. See synonyms, examples, word frequency, and word origin of 'lewd'.