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lewd 
[lood] Pronunciation Key
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[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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| 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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| lewdness | |
noun | |
| the trait of behaving in an obscene manner [syn: obscenity] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Lewdness
(Acts 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Acts 17:5).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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