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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
Recent Examples on the Web
The student’s mother claims teachers and administrators at Oregon Trail Middle School placed CM’s right to use the bathroom over concerns about his lewd conduct.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Joseph is facing two charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in Florida and is out of jail on a $600,000 bond.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This week, he was arrested for the fourth time this year in Miami-Dade on one count of molestation of a child younger than 12 involving a defendant age 18 or older and one count of kidnapping a child under 13 to commit a lewd and lascivious act, court records show.
—Sofia Saric
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS MIND IN THE GUTTER — More lewd posts surface from Dem candidate touting unusual behavior in bathrooms.
—FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Joseph is facing two charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in Florida and is out of jail on a $600,000 bond.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This week, he was arrested for the fourth time this year in Miami-Dade on one count of molestation of a child younger than 12 involving a defendant age 18 or older and one count of kidnapping a child under 13 to commit a lewd and lascivious act, court records show.
—Sofia Saric
may 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS MIND IN THE GUTTER — More lewd posts surface from Dem candidate touting unusual behavior in bathrooms.
—FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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Legal Definition
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
National Law Journal
lewdly
adverb
lewdness
noun
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