"lewd" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ljuːd/ [UK], /lud/ [US] Audio: en-uk-lewd.ogg [UK] Forms: lewder [comparative], lewdest [superlative]
enPR: lo͞od Rhymes: -uːd Etymology: From Middle English lewed, lewd, leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), from Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), of uncertain origin. Formally similar to a derivative of the past participle of Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, from Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), from *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”). If so, then cognate with Old High German gilāen, firlāen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”). Or, according to the OED, probably from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lewed}} Middle English lewed, {{m|enm|lewd}} lewd, {{m|enm|leued|t=unlearned, lay, lascivious}} leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), {{inh|en|ang|lǣwede|t=unlearned, ignorant, lay}} Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|ang|lǣwan|t=to reveal, betray}} Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*lāwijan}} Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*lēwijaną|t=to betray}} Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), {{m|gem-pro|*lēwą|t=an opportunity, cause}} *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēw-|t=to leave}} Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”), {{cog|goh|gilāen}} Old High German gilāen, {{m|goh|firlāen|t=to betray}} firlāen (“to betray”), {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽|t=to give over, betray}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), {{cog|got|𐌻𐌴𐍅|t=an opportunity, cause}} Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|VL.|*laigo-}} Vulgar Latin *laigo-, {{der|en|LL.|lāicus|t=of the people}} Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), {{der|en|grc|λαϊκός}} Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lewd (comparative lewder, superlative lewdest)
  1. Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude. Synonyms: lubricious Translations (lascivious): ἀσελγής (aselgḗs) (Ancient Greek), شَهْوَانِيّ (šahwāniyy) (Arabic), شَبِق (šabiq) (Arabic), غَلِم (ḡalim) (Arabic), şəhvətpərəst (Azerbaijani), yava (Azerbaijani), юрлі́вы (jurlívy) (Belarusian), маркатлі́вы (markatlívy) (Belarusian), блудлі́вы (bludlívy) (Belarusian), распу́сны (raspúsny) (Belarusian), пажа́длівы (pažádlivy) (Belarusian), развра́тен (razvráten) (Bulgarian), похотли́в (pohotlív) (Bulgarian), lasciu (Catalan), 好色 (hàosè) (Chinese Mandarin), 淫蕩 (Chinese Mandarin), 淫荡 (yíndàng) (Chinese Mandarin), liederlijk (Dutch), geil (Dutch), irstas (Finnish), rietas (Finnish), lascif (French), lubrique (French), paillard (French), grivois (French), lascivo (Galician), burdallo (Galician), godalleiro (Galician), lúbrico (Galician), luxurioso (Galician), lüstern (German), geil (German), lasziv (German), πρόστυχος (próstychos) (Greek), ασελγής (aselgís) (Greek), pajzán (Hungarian), huncut (Hungarian), pikáns (Hungarian), graosta (Irish), lascivo (Italian), 助け平な (sukebei na) (alt: すけべいな) (Japanese), 嫌らしい (iyarashii) (alt: いやらしい) (Japanese), エッチ (etchi) (Japanese), 淫蕩な (intō na) (alt: いんとうな) (Japanese), 음탕하다 (eumtanghada) (Korean), 음란하다 (eumnanhada) (Korean), šikšíl (Lakota), obscēnus (Latin), incestus (Latin), impudīcus (Latin), lascīvus (Latin), похотлив (pohotliv) (Macedonian), tīweka (Maori), karihika (Maori), لچر (lačar) (Persian), هرزه (harze) (Persian), sprośny (Polish), rozpustny (Polish), lubieżny (Polish), bezwstydny (Polish), lascivo (Portuguese), indecente (Portuguese), lasciv (Romanian), indecent (Romanian), похотли́вый (poxotlívyj) (Russian), развра́тный (razvrátnyj) (Russian), блудли́вый (bludlívyj) (Russian), распу́щенный (raspúščennyj) (Russian), распу́тный (raspútnyj) (Russian), сладостра́стный (sladostrástnyj) (Russian), похабный (poxabnyj) [masculine] (Russian), пошлый (pošlyj) (Russian), roch (Scots), mì-gheanmnaidh (Scottish Gaelic), drabasta (Scottish Gaelic), lascivo (Spanish), liderlig (Swedish), vällustig (Swedish), oanständig (Swedish), obscen (Swedish), malaswa (Tagalog), ลามก (laa-mók) (Thai), ayıp (Turkish), хти́вий (xtývyj) (Ukrainian), паплю́жний (papljúžnyj) (Ukrainian), похітли́вий (poxitlývyj) (Ukrainian), пожа́дливий (požádlyvyj) (Ukrainian), розпу́сний (rozpúsnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-adj-qy1U2QHT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 33 4 18 5 2 9 Disambiguation of 'lascivious': 82 1 11 1 6
  2. (obsolete) Lay; not clerical. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-adj-KMKBT6z~
  3. (obsolete) Uneducated. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-adj-5y7cjbPj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 33 4 18 5 2 9
  4. (obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-adj-CRZQMAeQ
  5. (obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-adj-6SX5A~OT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 33 4 18 5 2 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lewdly, lewdness, lewdster
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ljuːd/ [UK], /lud/ [US] Audio: en-uk-lewd.ogg [UK] Forms: lewds [plural]
enPR: lo͞od Rhymes: -uːd Etymology: From Middle English lewed, lewd, leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), from Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), of uncertain origin. Formally similar to a derivative of the past participle of Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, from Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), from *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”). If so, then cognate with Old High German gilāen, firlāen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”). Or, according to the OED, probably from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lewed}} Middle English lewed, {{m|enm|lewd}} lewd, {{m|enm|leued|t=unlearned, lay, lascivious}} leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), {{inh|en|ang|lǣwede|t=unlearned, ignorant, lay}} Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|ang|lǣwan|t=to reveal, betray}} Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*lāwijan}} Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*lēwijaną|t=to betray}} Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), {{m|gem-pro|*lēwą|t=an opportunity, cause}} *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēw-|t=to leave}} Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”), {{cog|goh|gilāen}} Old High German gilāen, {{m|goh|firlāen|t=to betray}} firlāen (“to betray”), {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽|t=to give over, betray}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), {{cog|got|𐌻𐌴𐍅|t=an opportunity, cause}} Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|VL.|*laigo-}} Vulgar Latin *laigo-, {{der|en|LL.|lāicus|t=of the people}} Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), {{der|en|grc|λαϊκός}} Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lewd (plural lewds)
  1. A sexually suggestive image, particularly one which does not involve full nudity. Derived forms: vag-lewd
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-noun-LCDQHocR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ljuːd/ [UK], /lud/ [US] Audio: en-uk-lewd.ogg [UK] Forms: lewds [present, singular, third-person], lewding [participle, present], lewded [participle, past], lewded [past]
enPR: lo͞od Rhymes: -uːd Etymology: From Middle English lewed, lewd, leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), from Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), of uncertain origin. Formally similar to a derivative of the past participle of Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, from Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), from *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”). If so, then cognate with Old High German gilāen, firlāen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”). Or, according to the OED, probably from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lewed}} Middle English lewed, {{m|enm|lewd}} lewd, {{m|enm|leued|t=unlearned, lay, lascivious}} leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), {{inh|en|ang|lǣwede|t=unlearned, ignorant, lay}} Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|ang|lǣwan|t=to reveal, betray}} Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*lāwijan}} Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, {{der|en|gem-pro|*lēwijaną|t=to betray}} Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), {{m|gem-pro|*lēwą|t=an opportunity, cause}} *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lēw-|t=to leave}} Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”), {{cog|goh|gilāen}} Old High German gilāen, {{m|goh|firlāen|t=to betray}} firlāen (“to betray”), {{cog|got|𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽|t=to give over, betray}} Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), {{cog|got|𐌻𐌴𐍅|t=an opportunity, cause}} Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”), {{der|en|VL.|*laigo-}} Vulgar Latin *laigo-, {{der|en|LL.|lāicus|t=of the people}} Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), {{der|en|grc|λαϊκός}} Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lewd (third-person singular simple present lewds, present participle lewding, simple past and past participle lewded)
  1. (slang, transitive, intransitive) To express lust; to behave in a lewd manner. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-verb-6sCg976B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: lewds [present, singular, third-person], lewding [participle, present], lewded [participle, past], lewded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} lewd (third-person singular simple present lewds, present participle lewding, simple past and past participle lewded)
  1. (slang) Alternative form of lude (“take the drug quaalude”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: lude (extra: take the drug quaalude)
    Sense id: en-lewd-en-verb-z6YLwRx5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "pažádlivy",
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          "word": "пажа́длівы"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lasciu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hàosè",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "好色"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "淫蕩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yíndàng",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "淫荡"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "liederlijk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "geil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "irstas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "rietas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lubrique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "paillard"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "grivois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "burdallo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "godalleiro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lúbrico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "luxurioso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lüstern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "geil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lasziv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "próstychos",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "πρόστυχος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aselgís",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "ασελγής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "aselgḗs",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "ἀσελγής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "pajzán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "huncut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "pikáns"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "graosta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "alt": "すけべいな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sukebei na",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "助け平な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "alt": "いやらしい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "iyarashii",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "嫌らしい"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "etchi",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "エッチ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "alt": "いんとうな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "intō na",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "淫蕩な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "eumtanghada",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "음탕하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "eumnanhada",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "음란하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "lkt",
          "lang": "Lakota",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "šikšíl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "obscēnus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "incestus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "impudīcus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascīvus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pohotliv",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "похотлив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "tīweka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "karihika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "lačar",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "لچر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "harze",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "هرزه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "sprośny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "rozpustny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lubieżny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "bezwstydny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "indecente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lasciv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "indecent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poxotlívyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "похотли́вый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razvrátnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "развра́тный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bludlívyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "блудли́вый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspúščennyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "распу́щенный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raspútnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "распу́тный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sladostrástnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "сладостра́стный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poxabnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "похабный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pošlyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "пошлый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "roch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "mì-gheanmnaidh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "drabasta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "lascivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "liderlig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "vällustig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "oanständig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "obscen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "malaswa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "laa-mók",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "ลามก"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "ayıp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "xtývyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "хти́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "papljúžnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "паплю́жний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "poxitlývyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "похітли́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "požádlyvyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "пожа́дливий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 1 11 1 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rozpúsnyj",
          "sense": "lascivious",
          "word": "розпу́сний"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1599, John Davies, Nosce Teipsum",
          "text": "So these great clerks their little wisdom show / To mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lay; not clerical."
      ],
      "id": "en-lewd-en-adj-KMKBT6z~",
      "links": [
        [
          "Lay",
          "lay"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Lay; not clerical."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 1 33 4 18 5 2 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.",
          "roman": "To taunt theim like liddrons, lewde as thei bee.",
          "text": "My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught,\nFor frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught;\nBut my learning is of another degree"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Uneducated."
      ],
      "id": "en-lewd-en-adj-5y7cjbPj",
      "links": [
        [
          "Uneducated",
          "uneducated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Uneducated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1829, Robert Southey, Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society",
          "text": "Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders."
      ],
      "id": "en-lewd-en-adj-CRZQMAeQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "Vulgar",
          "vulgar"
        ],
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 1 33 4 18 5 2 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Base, vile, reprehensible."
      ],
      "id": "en-lewd-en-adj-6SX5A~OT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Base",
          "base"
        ],
        [
          "vile",
          "vile"
        ],
        [
          "reprehensible",
          "reprehensible"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ljuːd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lud/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːd"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "leud"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-lewd.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/16/En-uk-lewd.ogg/En-uk-lewd.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/En-uk-lewd.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lo͞od"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lewd"
}

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "lewed"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English lewed",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "lewd"
      },
      "expansion": "lewd",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "leued",
        "t": "unlearned, lay, lascivious"
      },
      "expansion": "leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "lǣwede",
        "t": "unlearned, ignorant, lay"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "lǣwan",
        "t": "to reveal, betray"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*lāwijan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lēwijaną",
        "t": "to betray"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*lēwą",
        "t": "an opportunity, cause"
      },
      "expansion": "*lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lēw-",
        "t": "to leave"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gilāen"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German gilāen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "firlāen",
        "t": "to betray"
      },
      "expansion": "firlāen (“to betray”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽",
        "t": "to give over, betray"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌻𐌴𐍅",
        "t": "an opportunity, cause"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*laigo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *laigo-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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          "ref": "2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, in New York Times",
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          "roman": "To taunt theim like liddrons, lewde as thei bee.",
          "text": "My ſcoles are not for unthriftes untaught,\nFor frantick faitours half mad and half ſtraught;\nBut my learning is of another degree"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Base, vile, reprehensible."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "reprehensible",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
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      "ipa": "/ljuːd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lud/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːd"
    },
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      "homophone": "leud"
    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-lewd.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/16/En-uk-lewd.ogg/En-uk-lewd.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/En-uk-lewd.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    {
      "enpr": "lo͞od"
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šahwāniyy",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "شَهْوَانِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šabiq",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "شَبِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḡalim",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "غَلِم"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "şəhvətpərəst"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "yava"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "jurlívy",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "юрлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "markatlívy",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "маркатлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bludlívy",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "блудлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "raspúsny",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "распу́сны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pažádlivy",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "пажа́длівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razvráten",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "развра́тен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pohotlív",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "похотли́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lasciu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hàosè",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "好色"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "淫蕩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yíndàng",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "淫荡"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "liederlijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "geil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "irstas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "rietas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lubrique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "paillard"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "grivois"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "burdallo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "godalleiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lúbrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "luxurioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lüstern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "geil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lasziv"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próstychos",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "πρόστυχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aselgís",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "ασελγής"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aselgḗs",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "ἀσελγής"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "pajzán"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "huncut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "pikáns"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "graosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すけべいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sukebei na",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "助け平な"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いやらしい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iyarashii",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "嫌らしい"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "etchi",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "エッチ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いんとうな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "intō na",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "淫蕩な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eumtanghada",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "음탕하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eumnanhada",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "음란하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "šikšíl"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "obscēnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "incestus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "impudīcus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascīvus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pohotliv",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "похотлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "tīweka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "karihika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lačar",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "لچر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "harze",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "هرزه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "sprośny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "rozpustny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lubieżny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "bezwstydny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "indecente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lasciv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "indecent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poxotlívyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "похотли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvrátnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "развра́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bludlívyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "блудли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspúščennyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "распу́щенный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raspútnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "распу́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sladostrástnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "сладостра́стный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poxabnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "похабный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pošlyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "пошлый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "roch"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "mì-gheanmnaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "drabasta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "lascivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "liderlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "vällustig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "oanständig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "obscen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "malaswa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "laa-mók",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "ลามก"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "ayıp"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xtývyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "хти́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "papljúžnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "паплю́жний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poxitlývyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "похітли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "požádlyvyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "пожа́дливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rozpúsnyj",
      "sense": "lascivious",
      "word": "розпу́сний"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
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      "name": "m"
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        "1": "en",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gilāen"
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      "expansion": "Old High German gilāen",
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "firlāen",
        "t": "to betray"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽",
        "t": "to give over, betray"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌻𐌴𐍅",
        "t": "an opportunity, cause"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*laigo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *laigo-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "lāicus",
        "t": "of the people"
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      "expansion": "Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "λαϊκός"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós)",
      "name": "der"
    }
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1944, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 217, page 25",
          "text": "Nudes, lewds and smutty outhouse cards, although they can be bought in some of the rowdy joints, are a negligible percentage of the total, and are unobtainable in the chain stores, drugstores and travel stations which are the outlets for […]",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Cigar Aficionado, page 309",
          "text": "[…] also put it, he learned “the difference between nudes and lewds.\"",
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        "A sexually suggestive image, particularly one which does not involve full nudity."
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      "args": {
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          "ref": "2011, Cooper, The Queen's Assassin, page 189",
          "text": "\"Well then,” dropping her bathrobe, lewding her lips, “how 'bout some lovee?”",
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          "ref": "2016, George Saoulidis, The Girl Who Twisted Fate's Arm",
          "text": "Now, the men could just have been watching the unusual APC running on the road, or just lewding at the women.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, Aldious Waite, Grape Juice Enlightenment: Immortal Mind, page 14",
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          "ref": "1968, Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test",
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          "ref": "1973, Yardbird Reader - Volumes 1-3, page 186",
          "text": "I was just lewding around, fucking furiously, drinking and doping and daring the devil.",
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          "ref": "1996, Exquisite Corpse - Issues 56-61, page 54",
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