lewdness

1. inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
2. obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
3. Obsolete.
   1. low, ignorant, or vulgar.
   2. base, vile, or wicked, especially of a person.
   3. bad, worthless, or poor, especially of a thing.

adjective

1. characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene
2. obsolete
   1. wicked
   2. ignorant

adj.Old English læwede “nonclerical,” of uncertain origin but probably ultimately from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Latin laicus (see lay (adj.)). Sense of “unlettered, uneducated” (early 13c.) descended to “coarse, vile, lustful” by late 14c. Related: Lewdly; lewdness.
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