Antonyms for lewd

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lood

Phonetic Transcription : lud

Definition of lewd

Origin : Old English læwede "nonclerical," of uncertain origin but probably ultimately from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Latin laicus (see lay (adj.)). Sense of "unlettered, uneducated" (early 13c.) descended to "coarse, vile, lustful" by late 14c. Related: Lewdly; lewdness.

adj vulgar, indecent

Example sentences :

They see everywhere, even in the most innocent objects, the most lewd allusions.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

All lewd women are diseased some of the time and some lewd women are diseased all of the time.
Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various

I felt some pricks of shame at this lewd reference to my father.
Extract from : « Athelstane Ford » by Allen Upward

Their humour was obscene and he was never at a loss for the lewd remark.
Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham

"Yea; mockers and scorners are Godwin and his lewd sons," answered the monk.
Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The archbishop has his prison, where there are lodgings for lewd women.
Extract from : « The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) » by Various

He proved that the witnesses were lewd and infamous persons.
Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. » by David Hume

Beginning with the two "calves," they proceeded to lewd and orgiastic idolatries.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible » by F. W. Farrar

A lewd, impudent, debauch'd fellow, very expert in the cant about the town.
Extract from : « The Town » by Leigh Hunt

It is for every way, every religion; every lewd course prevaileth with it.
Extract from : « Letters of Samuel Rutherford » by Samuel Rutherford

Synonyms for lewd

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