SALACIOUS

lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious

(adjective) suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; “lewd pictures”; “an indecent gesture”; “obscene telephone calls”; “salacious limericks”

lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious

(adjective) characterized by lust; “eluding lubricious embraces”; “prurient literature”; “prurient thoughts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

salacious (comparative more salacious, superlative most salacious)

Promoting sexual desire or lust.

Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

Synonyms

• ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious

Anagrams

• isocausal

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*la"cious, n. Etym: [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient.]

Definition: Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden.

– Sa*la"cious*ly, dv.

– Sa*la"cious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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