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lewd
(redirected from lewdest)

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lewd  (ld)
adj. lewd·er, lewd·est
1.
a. Preoccupied with sex and sexual desire; lustful.
b. Obscene; indecent.
2. Obsolete Wicked.

[Middle English leued, unlearned, lay, lascivious, from Old English lwede, ignorant, lay.]

lewdly adv.
lewdness n.

lewd [luːd]
adj
1. characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene
2. Obsolete
a.  wicked
b.  ignorant
[from Old English lǣwde lay, ignorant; see lay3]
lewdly  adv
lewdness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lewd - suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
2.lewd - driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

lewd
adjective indecent, obscene, vulgar, dirty, blue, loose, vile, pornographic, wicked, wanton, X-rated (informal), profligate, bawdy, salacious, impure, lascivious, smutty, lustful, libidinous, licentious, unchaste He spends all his day eyeing up women and making lewd comments.
Translations
lewd [luːd] ADJ (lewder (compar) (lewdest (superl))) [person] → lascivo; [song, story] → verde, colorado(LAm)
lewd [ˈluːd] adj [person, behaviour] → impudique
lewd
adj (+er)unanständig; (= lustful)lüstern; remarkanzüglich; joke, songunanständig, anstößig, anzüglich; imaginationschmutzig; don’t be lewdwerd nicht anzüglich
lewd [luːd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → osceno/a
lewd [luːd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → osceno/a


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