Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lewdly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: lewd-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lewd manner.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lewedly
Suffix: lewd

Inflected Forms

more lewdly (comparative) most lewdly (superlative)

Synonyms

obscenely

Questions

What does lewdly mean?: In a lewd manner.
Where does lewdly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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