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lewd

/luːd/

lewdadjective

lewder

Comp.

lewdest

Super.

/luːd/

Translations

развратный

The movie was criticized for its lewd content.

Фильм был раскритикован за развратное содержание.

непристойный

His lewd comments made everyone uncomfortable.

Его непристойные комментарии заставили всех чувствовать себя неловко.

Definitions

Obscene or indecent in a sexual way; lascivious.

He was fired for sending lewd pictures to his colleagues.

(Archaic) Ignorant or unlearned; belonging to the lay common people as opposed to the clergy.

In medieval England, the scriptures were withheld from the lewd populace.

(Archaic) Morally wicked or base; vile.

The outlaw's lewd deeds spread fear throughout the countryside.

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lewdnoun

lewds

/luːd/

/lud/

Archaic countable noun meaning ‘a lewd person, esp. a prostitute’

Definitions

(Archaic) A lewd or sexually immoral person, especially a prostitute.

The constables arrested several lewds at the brothel.

(Obsolete) A common or uneducated person; a layman.

The scholar strove to instruct the lewds who gathered outside the cathedral.

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