Definition of lewd Lewd

/luˈd/ - [lud] - lewd

We found 15 definitions of lewd from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

lewd, lewder, lewdest

lewd - suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
  obscene, raunchy, salacious
  dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
lewd - driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"
  lascivious, libidinous, lustful
  sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • lewd (superl.)
    Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.
  • lewd (superl.)
    Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious.
  • lewd (superl.)
    Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous.
  • lewd (superl.)
    Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • lewd
    Preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires.
  • lewd
    Having sexual lust.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • lewd
    lūd, or lōōd, adj. lustful: unchaste: debauched: ignorant, vicious, or bad, so in B.adv. Lewd′ly.—ns. Lewd′ness; Lewd′ster, one addicted to lewdness. [A.S. lǽwede, ignorant, belonging to the laity, the pa.p. of the verb lǽwan, to weaken.]

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  • lewd, adjective.

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