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lewd 
[lood] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[lood] Pronunciation Key –adjective -er, -est.
| 1. | inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. |
| 2. | obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious. |
| 3. | Obsolete.
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[Origin: bef. 900; ME leud, lewed, OE lǣwede lay, unlearned]
] —Related forms
lewdly, adverb
lewdness, noun
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| lewd
(lōōd) Pronunciation Key
adj. lewd·er, lewd·est
[Middle English leued, unlearned, lay, lascivious, from Old English lǣwede, ignorant, lay.] lewd'ly adv., lewd'ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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lewd
O.E. læwede "nonclerical," of uncertain origin but probably ult. from V.L. *laigo-, from L. laicus (see lay (adj.)). Sense of "unlettered, uneducated" (1225) descended to "coarse, vile, lustful" by 1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| lewd | |
adjective | |
| 1. | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" |
| 2. | driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: lascivious] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: lewd
Pronunciation: 'lüd
Function: adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : LICENTIOUSlewd and lascivious assault upon a child —National Law Journal> —lewd·ly adverb —lewd·ness noun
Main Entry: lewd
Pronunciation: 'lüd
Function: adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : LICENTIOUS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lewd
Lewd\ (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. Lewder (-[~e]r); superl. Lewdest.] [OE. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.]1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder is a lewed man to rust. --Chaucer. So these great clerks their little wisdom show To mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. --Sir. J. Davies. 2. Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] --Chaucer. But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . . and assaulted the house of Jason. --Acts xvii. 5. Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief. --Southey. 3. Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous. --Dryden. 4. Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language. Syn: Lustful; libidinous; licentious; profligate; dissolute; sensual; unchaste; impure; lascivious; lecherous; rakish; debauched. -- Lewd"ly, adv. -- Lewd"ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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