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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 2004, Peck pleaded no contest to a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16 as well as a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old.
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The actress claims that Cohen humiliated her and asked her to commit a lewd act on the set of the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, in which Fisher also starred.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Peck was arrested in August 2003 and convicted in 2004 on charges of lewd acts with a child that stemmed from a 2001 incident.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Bell revealed himself as Peck’s victim on the series; Peck was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor and sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence in 2004.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
That year, Jo said, boys would bark at them, make lewd gestures, and use homophobic and transphobic slurs, and adults rarely intervened.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Dudley was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, according to police.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Wilson had claimed in recent weeks that she had been pressured by Cohen into performing lewd acts while on the set.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Last October, a jury found Torres guilty of five counts of committing lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 with force or fear and 19 counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 years old.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The actress claims that Cohen humiliated her and asked her to commit a lewd act on the set of the 2016 comedy The Brothers Grimsby, in which Fisher also starred.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Peck was arrested in August 2003 and convicted in 2004 on charges of lewd acts with a child that stemmed from a 2001 incident.
—USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Bell revealed himself as Peck’s victim on the series; Peck was convicted of lewd conduct with a minor and sentenced to a 16-month prison sentence in 2004.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
That year, Jo said, boys would bark at them, make lewd gestures, and use homophobic and transphobic slurs, and adults rarely intervened.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Dudley was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, according to police.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Wilson had claimed in recent weeks that she had been pressured by Cohen into performing lewd acts while on the set.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
Last October, a jury found Torres guilty of five counts of committing lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 with force or fear and 19 counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 years old.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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