how to pronounce lewd

/ˈlud/

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lewd is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lewd in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… venue for lewd be removed behavior long …”

meanings of lewd

adjective:

Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
Lay; not clerical.
Base, vile, reprehensible.
Uneducated.
Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.

verb:

Alternative form of lude (“take the drug quaalude").
To express lust; to behave in a lewd manner.

noun:

A sexually suggestive image, particularly one which does not involve full nudity.

lewd frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lewd occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.