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lewd

[ lood ]

adjective

lewder, lewdest.
  1. inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
  2. obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
  3. Obsolete.
    1. low, ignorant, or vulgar.
    2. base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
    3. bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.


lewd

/ ː /

adjective

  1. characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene
  2. obsolete.
    1. wicked
    2. ignorant
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɻԱ, noun
  • ˈɻ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ɻ· adverb
  • ɻ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lewd1

First recorded before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English ǣɱ “lay, unlearned”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lewd1

C14: from Old English ǣɻ lay, ignorant; see lay ³
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But the 37-year-old doesn’t always see eye to eye with fans, at least not those who frequently heckle him, and Pham’s reaction is too often rude, crude and lewd.

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Lance Richard Herdan, 45, was booked on suspicion of sending harmful matter to a child and two counts of contact with a minor with intent to commit lewd behavior, records show.

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On Tuesday, prosecutors charged Garcia Aquino with one felony count each of assault with the intent to commit a sexual offense and lewd act upon a child 14 or 15 years old.

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A jury last month found Marcelino Arias Arca, 68, guilty of six felony counts of lewd acts upon a child.

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According to the charges, one of the alleged lewd acts occurred Feb. 8 and three on Feb. 9, while the assault with intent to commit a felony upon a minor involved a sexual offense.

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