lewd
[lood]
adjective, lewd·er, lewd·est.
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
Obsolete.
- low, ignorant, or vulgar.
- base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
- bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.
Origin of lewd
before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede lay, unlearned
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Examples from the Web for lewdly
Historical Examples of lewdly
(Lewdly) The mouth can be better engaged than with a cylinder of rank weed.
UlyssesJames Joyce
Concerning Philip that she was lewdly transported with the loue of one Th.
Witch StoriesE. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn) Linton
He drained his glass noisily while his eyes remained upon the pretty buckskin-clad figure that so lewdly attracted him.
The Heart of UnagaRidgwell Cullum
If that man should be lewdly given, he deceiveth me; for, Henry, I see virtue in his looks.
Old and New LondonWalter Thornbury
lewd
adjective
Word Origin for lewd
C14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see lay ³
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