Entry Word: lewd

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society <bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park> — see obscene 1
2 having a strong sexual desire <with his unwelcome advances, the lewd executive had alienated all of the women in the office> — see lustful
3 hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent <he kept telling lewd jokes until we told him to shut up> — see suggestive 1