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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
In August 2003, Los Angeles police arrested Peck on several charges including lewd acts with a child.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Kevin Luzzi, 41, has been charged with two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child and one count of assault, all stemming from a concert last month at 924 Gilman in Berkeley.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Razaq was convicted in 2013 of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Sacramento County, according to the sheriff’s news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 17 May 2024
Law enforcement officials say Carder was convicted in the 1980s of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and kidnapping.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
The lewd acts took place between 2005 and 2009, according to the lawsuit.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The investigation was commissioned after a scathing report last fall in the Wall Street Journal, which documented strip club visits, lewd messages, heavy drinking and bullying at the government agency, which is responsible for safeguarding Americans' bank deposits.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2024
The findings about the FDIC's workplace culture comes after the Wall Street Journal published a November investigation that alleged male employees at the agency engaged in harassment, such as sending lewd photos to female employees, yet still kept their jobs.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 May 2024
The Marin County District Attorney’s Office charged Smith on Wednesday with committing a lewd act upon a child younger than 14, a felony, and several related counts.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
Kevin Luzzi, 41, has been charged with two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child and one count of assault, all stemming from a concert last month at 924 Gilman in Berkeley.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
Razaq was convicted in 2013 of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Sacramento County, according to the sheriff’s news release.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 17 May 2024
Law enforcement officials say Carder was convicted in the 1980s of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and kidnapping.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
The lewd acts took place between 2005 and 2009, according to the lawsuit.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The investigation was commissioned after a scathing report last fall in the Wall Street Journal, which documented strip club visits, lewd messages, heavy drinking and bullying at the government agency, which is responsible for safeguarding Americans' bank deposits.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2024
The findings about the FDIC's workplace culture comes after the Wall Street Journal published a November investigation that alleged male employees at the agency engaged in harassment, such as sending lewd photos to female employees, yet still kept their jobs.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 May 2024
The Marin County District Attorney’s Office charged Smith on Wednesday with committing a lewd act upon a child younger than 14, a felony, and several related counts.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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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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