1
b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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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But unlike those genre staples, this is a lewd, crude comedy about dorky teens who throw a 17th birthday party for a pal.
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EW.com, 9 July 2025
The coach was charged in April with special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of lewd acts with a child, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 June 2025
Sarabia, 41, pleaded no contest to charges of forcible rape, lewd acts with a minor under 14, kidnapping and forcible oral copulation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Augusta Williams, 34, was convicted of lewd or lascivious battery on a child aged 12-16 and has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announced June 23.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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EW.com, 9 July 2025
The coach was charged in April with special circumstance allegation of murder during the commission of lewd acts with a child, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 June 2025
Sarabia, 41, pleaded no contest to charges of forcible rape, lewd acts with a minor under 14, kidnapping and forcible oral copulation.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Augusta Williams, 34, was convicted of lewd or lascivious battery on a child aged 12-16 and has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announced June 23.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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