Lubrical

Lubrical
Lubric Lu"bric, Lubrical Lu"bric*al, a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.] [1913 Webster]

2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.] [1913 Webster]

This lubric and adulterate age. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]


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  • lubrical — adjective see lubric …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lubrical — a. See lubric …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lubrical — lu·bri·cal …   English syllables

  • lubrical — adjective see lubric …   Useful english dictionary

  • Glibbery — Glib ber*y, a. 1. Slippery; changeable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My love is glibbery; there is no hold on t. Marston. [1913 Webster] 2. Moving easily; nimble; voluble. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thy lubrical and glibbery muse. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lubric — Lu bric, Lubrical Lu bric*al, a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.] [1913 Webster] This lubric and adulterate age. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lubric — adjective Etymology: Middle French lubrique, from Medieval Latin lubricus Date: 15th century archaic lubricious • lubrical adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lubric — smooth, slippery, late 15c., also lascivious, wanton, from M.Fr. lubrique (15c.) or directly from L. lubricus slippery (see LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.)). Related: Lubrical …   Etymology dictionary

  • libidinous — a. Lascivious, lustful, carnal, lecherous, lickerish, lewd, salacious, concupiscent, wanton, loose, unchaste, incontinent, lubric, lubrical, lubricous, sensual, impure …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lubric — a.; (also lubrical) 1. Slippery, smooth. 2. Wavering, unsteady, uncertain. 3. Lascivious, wanton, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lecherous, unchaste, impure, incontinent, salacious, lustful …   New dictionary of synonyms

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