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lewd Definition

lewd (lo̵̅o̅d)

adjective

  1. showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
  2. Obsolete
    1. unlearned; ignorant
    2. unprincipled; vicious

Etymology: ME lewed < OE læwede, lay, unlearned < ?

lewd Related Forms

lewd′ly adverb lewd′·ness noun

lewd Synonyms

lewd

modif.

  1. Suggestive of lewdness

    ribald, smutty, risqué, dirty, indecent, loose, foul-mouthed, obscene, vulgar, bawdy, raunchy, naughty, off-color, questionable, taboo, unconventional, immoral, racy, impure, immodest, unclean, suggestive, indelicate, scandalous, scurrilous, coarse, rakish, vile, ungentlemanly, unladylike, unvirtuous, salacious, pornographic, gross, shameless, erotic, in bad taste, unfit for the young; see also sense 2, sensual.

    Antonyms decent*, refined*, clean. *

  2. Inclined to lewdness

    lustful, wanton, lascivious, libidinous, licentious, lecherous, libertine, lubricious, profligate, dissolute, voluptuous, reprobate, carnal, orgiastic, sensual, debauched, corrupt, unchaste, depraved, unbridled, Rabelaisian, unregenerate, polluted, ruttish, nymphomaniacal, satyric, prurient, concupiscent, incontinent, masochistic, sadistic, incestuous, fornicative, unbridled, beastly, goatish, hircine, caprine, horny*, hot*, hot for*, hot to trot*.

    Antonyms chaste, pure*, modest.

lewd Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • joke: Also, source material for the lewd joke: " Absinthe makes the fart grow stronger " .
  • remark: He chucks Deano out of the cafe for making a lewd remark.
  • behavior: Much to their horror the couple are arrested for lewd behavior!
  • act: There is a fine line between public displays of affection and public displays of lewd acts.
  • conduct: After being arrested for lewd conduct in a public toilet in Los Angeles eight years ago, he penned the song Outside.
  • comment: At the time, we would make lewd comments about what he was up to in there.

Modifying Another Word

  • otherwise: Adult Material - Includes all pornography, erotic images, or otherwise lewd or obscene content.
  • outrageously: Ross sang this one and his capacity for delivery outrageously lewd lyrics completely deadpan is always something to behold.
  • too: When first performed the play attracted hostile attention from the church, declaring it too lewd for the stage.