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b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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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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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
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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
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 29 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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