lewd
lewd is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] Chaucer. But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . . and assaulted the house of Jason. Acts xvii.
- 2.Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief. Southey .
- 3.Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous. Dryden.
- 4.Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language. -- Lewd"ly, adv. -- Lewd"ness, n.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- debauched
- dissolute
- impure
- lascivious
- lecherous
- libidinous
- licentious
- lustful
- profligate
- rakish
- sensual
- unchaste
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is lewd.
- What is too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief. Southey called?
- What is given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous. Dryden called?
- What is suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language. -- Lewd"ly, adv. -- Lewd"ness, n called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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