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lewd

Syllabification: (lewd)
Pronunciation: /lo͞od/
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Definition of lewd

adjective

  • crude and offensive in a sexual way:she began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

Derivatives

lewdly

adverb

lewdness

noun

Origin:

Old English lǣwede, of unknown origin. The original sense was 'belonging to the laity'; in Middle English, 'belonging to the common people, vulgar', and later 'worthless, vile, evil', leading to the current sense

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