Antonyms for lewd


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lood
Phonetic Transcription : lud


Definition of lewd

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj vulgar, indecent
Example sentences :
  • They see everywhere, even in the most innocent objects, the most lewd allusions.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • All lewd women are diseased some of the time and some lewd women are diseased all of the time.
  • Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various
  • I felt some pricks of shame at this lewd reference to my father.
  • Extract from : « Athelstane Ford » by Allen Upward
  • Their humour was obscene and he was never at a loss for the lewd remark.
  • Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
  • "Yea; mockers and scorners are Godwin and his lewd sons," answered the monk.
  • Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The archbishop has his prison, where there are lodgings for lewd women.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) » by Various
  • He proved that the witnesses were lewd and infamous persons.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. » by David Hume
  • Beginning with the two "calves," they proceeded to lewd and orgiastic idolatries.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible » by F. W. Farrar
  • A lewd, impudent, debauch'd fellow, very expert in the cant about the town.
  • Extract from : « The Town » by Leigh Hunt
  • It is for every way, every religion; every lewd course prevaileth with it.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Samuel Rutherford » by Samuel Rutherford

Synonyms for lewd

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