Definition of lewd

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lewd    (ld) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
lewd·er , lewd·est

1. 1. Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
   2. Obscene; indecent.
2. Obsolete Wicked.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English leued, unlearned, lay, lascivious, from Old English lwede, ignorant, lay

OTHER FORMS:
lewdly (Adverb), lewdness (Noun)

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