Lewd vs Venereal - What's the difference?
lewd | venereal | Related terms |
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.
sexually transmitted.
of or relating to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
* Milton
Exciting sexual desire; aphrodisiac.
Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases.
(obsolete) of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).
In obsolete terms the difference between lewd and venereal
is that lewd is base, vile, reprehensible while venereal is of or relating to copper (formerly called Venus by alchemists).As adjectives the difference between lewd and venereal
is that lewd is lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude while venereal is sexually transmitted.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)venereal
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(-)- Into the snare I fell / Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains, / Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.
- a venereal medicine
