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lewd

lewd [ lood ] (comparative lewd·er, superlative lewd·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
indecent: sexual in an offensive way

[ Old English læw(e)de "lay, not in holy orders," origin ?]

lewd·ly adverb
lewd·ness noun
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