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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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Examples of lewd in a Sentence
He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.
bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park
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Wakefield was convicted of lewd acts on a child in 1981 and rape by means of force, violence or fear in 1990.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Jail records show Hernandez faces two counts of indecent exposure in a public place, two counts disorderly conduct to solicit for lewd acts and one count of annoying or molesting a child.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
What airline recently banned see-through clothing and ‘lewd’ body art?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Passengers wearing clothing or body art deemed lewd, obscene, offensive, or revealing may be denied boarding or removed from flights.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Jail records show Hernandez faces two counts of indecent exposure in a public place, two counts disorderly conduct to solicit for lewd acts and one count of annoying or molesting a child.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2025
What airline recently banned see-through clothing and ‘lewd’ body art?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Passengers wearing clothing or body art deemed lewd, obscene, offensive, or revealing may be denied boarding or removed from flights.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for lewd
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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lewd
adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious
convicted of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child—National Law Journal
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lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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