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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
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.
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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
The Hall of Fame receiver’s departure is not related to him being sent home from Super Bowl LVII after he was accused of a lewd incident at a Marriott Hotel.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
Guards heckled her, made lewd jokes, asked about her genitalia.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
He was arrested in 2003 and convicted on multiple counts of child molestation the following year, pleading no contest to a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
David also received one count of a lewd act on a child under 14.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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
The Hall of Fame receiver’s departure is not related to him being sent home from Super Bowl LVII after he was accused of a lewd incident at a Marriott Hotel.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
Guards heckled her, made lewd jokes, asked about her genitalia.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
He was arrested in 2003 and convicted on multiple counts of child molestation the following year, pleading no contest to a charge of performing a lewd act with a 14- or 15-year-old and a charge of oral copulation with a minor under 16.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Jason Handy, a production assistant on All That and The Amanda Show, was arrested for lewd acts with children in 2003 and later pleaded no contest to two of the felony counts and one misdemeanor charge.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
David also received one count of a lewd act on a child under 14.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 16 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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