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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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Examples of lewd in a Sentence
He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.
bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park
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His son, James Smith, 66, pleaded no contest to two counts of committing lewd acts upon a child and was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison.
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The event has been criticized in part for lewd and racist comments made by stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Latinos, Jews and Black people, all of whom are key constituencies in the election, which is just a little over a week away.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet at Trump’s rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Trump’s campaign trapped themselves by inviting speakers who leaned into lewd and racist comments.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Medrano was charged in late November with indecent exposure and soliciting a lewd act, both misdemeanors, for allegedly exposing himself to a nurse who was attempting to examine him at a hospital in Pittsburg, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The event has been criticized in part for lewd and racist comments made by stand-up comedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Latinos, Jews and Black people, all of whom are key constituencies in the election, which is just a little over a week away.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
Yet at Trump’s rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Trump’s campaign trapped themselves by inviting speakers who leaned into lewd and racist comments.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Medrano was charged in late November with indecent exposure and soliciting a lewd act, both misdemeanors, for allegedly exposing himself to a nurse who was attempting to examine him at a hospital in Pittsburg, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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lewd
adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious
convicted of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child—National Law Journal
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lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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