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

/ luːd /

adjective

1. characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene

2. obsolete

   1. wicked

   2. ignorant

Other Word Forms

• lewdly adverb
• lewdness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lewd¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede “lay, unlearned”

Word History and Origins

Origin of lewd¹

C14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see _lay ³

Example Sentences

Robert Morris, 64, entered the guilty plea during a hearing on Thursday, admitting to felony charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child.

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The Spanish tourist resort of Benidorm is clamping down on shops that display lewd or "offensive" items in their windows - fearing that they tarnish the area's image and upset passers-by.

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It did not comment on the lewd graffiti.

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The 238-page scrapbook of well wishes, crude messages and in some cases, sexually explicit photos paint a portrait of Epstein's highly sexualised life and lewd encounters with young women.

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The lewd drawing appears to be of a budding young female, which only adds to the creepiness.

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Related Words

• bawdy 
• coarse 
• erotic 
• lascivious 
• naughty 
• obscene 
• off-color 
• pornographic 
• racy 
• ribald 
• salacious 
• suggestive 
• vile