Lewdly

Lewdly
Lewd Lewd (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} (-[~e]r); superl. {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS. l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.] 1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder is a lewed man to rust. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

So these great clerks their little wisdom show To mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. --Sir. J. Davies. [1913 Webster]

2. Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . . and assaulted the house of Jason. --Acts xvii. 5. [1913 Webster]

Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief. --Southey. [1913 Webster]

3. Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute; lustful; libidinous. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

4. Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or language. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Lustful; libidinous; licentious; profligate; dissolute; sensual; unchaste; impure; lascivious; lecherous; rakish; debauched. -- {Lewd"ly}, adv. -- {Lewd"ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • lewdly — lewd ► ADJECTIVE ▪ crude and offensive in a sexual way. DERIVATIVES lewdly adverb lewdness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «belonging to the laity», later «belonging to the common people, vulgar»: from Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • lewdly — adverb see lewd …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lewdly — See lewd. * * * …   Universalium

  • lewdly — adverb In a lewd manner …   Wiktionary

  • lewdly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wantonly, shockingly, indecently, lasciviously, lecherously, libidinously, unchastely, carnally, dissolutely, immodestly, voluptuously, sensually, profligately, depravedly, orgiastically, incontinently, indelicately, like …   English dictionary for students

  • lewdly — adv. in a lascivious manner, in a lecherous manner; crudely, obscenely, indecently …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lewdly — lewd·ly …   English syllables

  • lewdly — adverb in a lewd and obscene manner he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely • Syn: ↑obscenely • Derived from adjective: ↑obscene (for: ↑obscenely), ↑lewd …   Useful english dictionary

  • lewd — lewdly, adv. lewdness, n. /loohd/, adj. lewder, lewdest. 1. inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. 2. obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious. 3. Obs. a. low, ignorant, or vulgar. b. base, vile, or …   Universalium

  • Jon Kavanaugh — Infobox character colour = skyblue name = Jon Kavanaugh caption = first = Extraction (episode 5.01) last = Baptism by Fire (episode 6.02) cause = Arrested for planting evidence nickname = alias = species = gender = Male age = 50s born = death =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”