lewd

/lu:d/
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lewd

A man made a lewd gesture at the passing bus.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires: "lewd" describes a person, behavior, or thought that is excessively and offensively focused on sexual matters.
    • Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; indecent or obscene: "lewd" also refers to something that is crude, vulgar, and offensive to accepted standards of decency, especially in a sexual context.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The comedian's lewd jokes made many audience members uncomfortable.
    • He was arrested for making lewd gestures in public.
    • The novel was banned for its lewd content.
Advanced Usage

  • "lewd and lascivious": A formal legal phrase used to describe criminal behavior involving indecent or lustful conduct.

    • The defendant was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior.

  • "lewdness" (noun form): The quality or state of being lewd.

    • The lewdness of the material was the basis for the censorship.
Variants and Related Words

  • Lewdly (adverb): In a lewd manner.

    • He winked lewdly at the waitress.

  • Lewdster (noun, archaic): A lewd person.

Synonyms
  • Obscene: Offensive to morality or decency; indecent.
  • Salacious: Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
  • Lascivious: Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
  • Licentious: Lacking legal or moral restraints, especially in sexual conduct.
Antonyms
  • Chaste: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse; morally pure.
  • Decent: Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior.
  • Modest: Unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements; also, dressing or behaving so as to avoid impropriety or indecency.
Related Idioms and Phrases

  • "Lewd conduct": A legal term for inappropriate sexual behavior in public.

    • The park has a strict policy against lewd conduct.

  • "Of lewd character": A formal description of something having an indecent nature.

    • The court found the publications to be of lewd character.
lewd

A man made a lewd gesture at the passing bus.

Adjective
  1. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
    • libidinous orgies
  2. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
    • lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
    • an indecent gesture
    • obscene telephone calls
    • salacious limericks

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