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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
Synonyms
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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Marcelino Olguin was the only one charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14.
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Izzy Alvarez, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Gaffigan jokingly compared Donald's recent false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio to his lewd comments in a 2005 recording that surfaced during the 2016 presidential race, according to Newsweek.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
In November 2023, IGN reported on a history of lewd and misogynistic remarks made against women by multiple staffers at the company on social media, including two co-founders.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Video game loyalists — who should give up that fight way before buying a movie ticket — will notice countless tweaks to the knowingly lewd source material that are sure to piss everyone off.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024
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Izzy Alvarez, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Gaffigan jokingly compared Donald's recent false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio to his lewd comments in a 2005 recording that surfaced during the 2016 presidential race, according to Newsweek.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
In November 2023, IGN reported on a history of lewd and misogynistic remarks made against women by multiple staffers at the company on social media, including two co-founders.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
Video game loyalists — who should give up that fight way before buying a movie ticket — will notice countless tweaks to the knowingly lewd source material that are sure to piss everyone off.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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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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