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lewdly

lewdly adverb: in a lewd manner.

Adverb

lewdly (comparative more lewdly, superlative most lewdly)

  1. In a lewd manner.

Forms of lewdly

comparativemore lewdly
superlativemost lewdly

Origin of lewdly

From Middle English lewedly (“ignorantly, stupidly”); equivalent to lewd + -ly.

Questions about lewdly

What does lewdly mean?
Lewdly means in a lewd manner.
What part of speech is lewdly?
Lewdly is an adverb.

Words near lewdly in the dictionary

  1. lewded
  2. lewder
  3. lewdest
  4. lewding
  5. lewdity
  6. lewdly
  7. lewdness
  8. lewdnesses
  9. lewds
  10. lewdsbies
  11. lewdsby

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