lascivious
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las·civ·i·ous
(lə-sĭv′ē-əs)adj.
1. Given to or expressing lust; lecherous.
2. Exciting sexual desires; salacious.
[Middle English, from Late Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia, lewdness, playfulness, from lascīvus, lustful, playful; see las- in Indo-European roots.]
las·civ′i·ous·ly adv.
las·civ′i·ous·ness n.
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lascivious
(ləˈsɪvɪəs)adj
1. lustful; lecherous
2. exciting sexual desire
[C15: from Late Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia wantonness, from lascīvus]
lasˈciviously adv
lasˈciviousness n
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las•civ•i•ous
(ləˈsɪv i əs)adj.
1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd.
2. arousing sexual desire.
3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin lascīvi(a) playfulness, wantonness]
las•civ′i•ous•ly, adv.
las•civ′i•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | lascivious - driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
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lascivious
adjective
1. lustful, sensual, immoral, randy (informal, chiefly Brit.), horny (slang), voluptuous, lewd, wanton, salacious, prurient, lecherous, libidinous, licentious, unchaste The man was lascivious, sexually perverted and insatiable.
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lascivious
adjective1. Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire:
amative, amorous, concupiscent, erotic, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy.
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