Lewd vs Tasteful - What's the difference?
lewd | tasteful |
Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
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(obsolete) Lay; not clerical.
* Sir J. Davies
(obsolete) Uneducated.
(obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.
* Bible, Acts xvii. 5.
* Southey
(obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible.
having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate
:Her home was decorated with tasteful , classical furnishings.
Having a high relish; savoury.
* Alexander Pope
(colloquial): gay; fashionable.
As adjectives the difference between lewd and tasteful
is that lewd is lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude while tasteful is having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.lewd
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(er)Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times
- Onstage he was known for ricochet riffs on politics, social issues and cultural matters both high and low; tales of drug and alcohol abuse; lewd commentaries on relations between the sexes; and lightning-like improvisations on anything an audience member might toss at him.
- So these great clerks their little wisdom show / To mock the lewd , as learn'd in this as they.
- But the Jews, which believed not, and assaulted the house of Jason.
- Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief.
Anagrams
* (l), (l)tasteful
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(en adjective)- Tasteful herbs.
