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lewd
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- pronunciation:
- lud
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
characterized by vulgarity or offensively explicit sexual references; bawdy.
They were offended by the song's lewd lyrics.He couldn't resist making a lewd comment.- synonyms:
- bawdy, dirty, licentious, lubricious, prurient, salacious, vulgar
- antonyms:
- chaste, clean
- similar words:
- foulmouthed, horny, indecent, lustful, obscene, offensive, randy, ribald, smutty
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definition 2: |
tending to behave in an obsessively sexual and offensive manner.
A lewd drunken sailor followed her down the street.- synonyms:
- lecherous, libidinous, lustful, lusty, priapic, satyric
- similar words:
- abandoned, hircine, licentious, promiscuous, wanton
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derivations: |
lewdly (adv.), lewdness (n.) |
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