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Word: Lewd
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Old English lǣwede, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘belonging to the laity’; in Middle English, ‘belonging to the common people, vulgar’, and later ‘worthless, vile, evil’, leading to the current sense
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ljuːd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
luːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
crude and offensive in a sexual way
Short Definition:crude and offensive in sexual way
Examples:- she began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song
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