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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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Medrano was charged in late November with indecent exposure and soliciting a lewd act, both misdemeanors, for allegedly exposing himself to a nurse who was attempting to examine him at a hospital in Pittsburg, authorities said.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to charges against him for oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old in connection with Bell's case.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Rosenthal also engaged in lewd chats with a Vacaville teen, and expressed an interest in young girls throughout his texts.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The comedian compared Trump’s recent false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio to his lewd comments in the tape.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
In 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to charges against him for oral copulation with a minor under 16 and performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old in connection with Bell's case.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Rosenthal also engaged in lewd chats with a Vacaville teen, and expressed an interest in young girls throughout his texts.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The comedian compared Trump’s recent false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio to his lewd comments in the tape.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 2 Jan. 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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