1
b
: sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1)
lewd behavior
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
Examples of lewd in a Sentence
He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.
bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park
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He was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention CEnter for multiple counts of lewd acts with a child, deputies said.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Last year, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, and Schott’s pastoral lineage became something of a liability.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Ruiz was convicted of multiple counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 years old on March 29, 2000, in Los Angeles County, according to court records.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Last year, Morris pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, and Schott’s pastoral lineage became something of a liability.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Ruiz was convicted of multiple counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 years old on March 29, 2000, in Los Angeles County, according to court records.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lewd
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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lewd
adjective
: involving or being sexual conduct that is considered indecent or offensive : licentious
convicted of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child—National Law Journal
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lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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