lewd

[lood] /lud/
adjective, lewder, lewdest.
1.
inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
2.
obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
3.
Obsolete.
  1. low, ignorant, or vulgar.
  2. base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
  3. bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.
Origin
before 900; Middle English leud, lewed, Old English lǣwede lay, unlearned
Related forms
lewdly, adverb
lewdness, noun
Can be confused
lewd, obscene, pornographic, profanatory, profane.
Examples from the web for lewd
  • Phil may or may not have murdered a blond date of his who made lewd comments about sushi.
  • Although some use the application to facilitate casual hook-ups, no lewd language or photos are allowed.
  • Any clothing that would be considered to be lewd or revealing will be cause for any visitor to be denied a visit.
  • As anti-dance literature attests, dance halls were often sites for public drunkenness and lewd behavior.
British Dictionary definitions for lewd

lewd

/luːd/
adjective
1.
characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene
2.
(obsolete)
  1. wicked
  2. ignorant
Derived Forms
lewdly, adverb
lewdness, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see lay³
Word Origin and History for lewd
adj.

Old English læwede "nonclerical," of uncertain origin but probably ultimately from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Latin laicus (see lay (adj.)). Sense of "unlettered, uneducated" (early 13c.) descended to "coarse, vile, lustful" by late 14c. Related: Lewdly; lewdness.