Lew Definition

adjective
lewer, lewest

(Northern England) Lukewarm, tepid.

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Other Word Forms of Lew

Adjective

Base Form:
lew
Comparative:
lewer
Superlative:
lewest

Origin of Lew

  • From Middle English lew, lewe, from Old English hlēow, hlēowe (“warm, sunny, sheltered”), from Proto-Germanic *hlewaz, *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱlēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old Norse hlýr (“warm, mild”), (> Danish ly (“lukewarm”)), hlær, German lau, which are themselves akin to Old Norse hlé (“lee”) (> Danish læ (“shelter”), compare lee).

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Lew Sentence Examples

  • Two more grayling of the same size quickly followed, but I have never taken a grayling from the Lew since that spring day.

  • The show was owned by ATV which was owned by theatrical impresario Lew Grade.

  • The late impresario and life peer Lew Grade fled the Ukraine to become one of the giants in British television.

  • Lew Pitcher Canadian by birth, and living in Brampton, Ontario, I am a career techie working at a major Canadian bank.

  • Crossing the Potomac, he marched eastward, and, defeating a motley force (action of the Monocacy)which General Lew Wallace had collected to oppose him, appeared before the lines of Washington.

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Words Starting With

LLELEW

Words Ending With

WEWLEW

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Words Starting With L and Ending With W

Starts With L & Ends With WStarts With LE & Ends With WStarts With L & Ends With EW

Word Length

3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With W