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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On July 17, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump sent Epstein a lewd birthday letter for his 50th birthday, which took place in early 2003.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The attorney general's report also included allegations about lewd comments and inappropriate hugs from the then 32-year-old lawmaker.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
Rustin served jail time and was posthumously pardoned Rustin was arrested 23 times, including a 1953 conviction in Pasadena, for vagrancy and lewd conduct — charges commonly used then to criminalize LGBTQ+ people.
—Jaylen Green, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The man, Isaiah Teague, was arrested on five felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 after an investigation into multiple incidents reported in 2024 and ‘25, police said in a Thursday news release.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
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Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 26 July 2025
The attorney general's report also included allegations about lewd comments and inappropriate hugs from the then 32-year-old lawmaker.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 16 July 2025
Rustin served jail time and was posthumously pardoned Rustin was arrested 23 times, including a 1953 conviction in Pasadena, for vagrancy and lewd conduct — charges commonly used then to criminalize LGBTQ+ people.
—Jaylen Green, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The man, Isaiah Teague, was arrested on five felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 after an investigation into multiple incidents reported in 2024 and ‘25, police said in a Thursday news release.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
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“Lewd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lewd. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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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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