Adjective

(en adjective)

Suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation.

The plentiful blankets and the voluptuous pillows of the bed called out to my tired body, tantalizing me with their luxury.

{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=5 , Thus we lay, whilst a voluptuous languor possest, and still maintain'd us motionless and fast locked in one another's arms}}

(of a woman) Curvaceous, sexy, full-figured.

Her flowing raven hair contrasted her creamy white complexion, her amber eyes like those of a cat, the low neckline of her bodice emphasised her plump, voluptuous figure.

Adjective

(er)

Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.

* 2014 August 11, , " 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.

(obsolete) Lay; not clerical.

* Sir J. Davies

So these great clerks their little wisdom show / To mock the lewd , as learn'd in this as they.

(obsolete) Uneducated.

(obsolete) Vulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.

* Bible, Acts xvii. 5.

But the Jews, which believed not, and assaulted the house of Jason.

* Southey

Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of mischief.

(obsolete) Base, vile, reprehensible.