lascivious

  • 11lascivious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lustful, lewd, salacious, unchaste, wanton. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Filled with lust] Syn. lecherous, lustful, libidinous; see lewd 1 , 2 , sensual . 2. [Suggestive of intercourse]… …

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  • 12lascivious — las|civ|i|ous [ləˈsıviəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: lasciviosus, from Latin lascivus] showing strong sexual desire, or making someone feel this way ▪ a lascivious wink >lasciviously adv >lasciviousness n [U] …

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  • 13lascivious — adjective showing strong sexual desire: Mandy gave him a lascivious wink. lasciviously adverb lasciviousness noun (U) …

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  • 14lascivious — adjective his lascivious jokes are not funny Syn: lecherous, lewd, lustful, licentious, libidinous, salacious, lubricious, prurient, dirty, smutty, naughty, indecent, ribald; informal blue; formal concupiscent …

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  • 15lascivious — Loose; wanton; lewd; lustful; tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. United States v Britton (Comrs Ct Ohio) 17 F 731; United States v Bebout (DC Ohio) 28 F 522, 524. As used in the laws relating to the use of the mails, immorality in… …

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  • 16Lascivious Biddies — The Lascivious Biddies are a band based in New York City that play a mixture of pop, jazz and cabaret. So far two albums and two E.P.s have been released. Biddi luxe!, their debut album, was released in 2002, the I Feel Biddy E.P. was released in …

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  • 17lascivious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin lasciviosus, from Latin lascivia wantonness, from lascivus wanton more at lust Date: 15th century lewd, lustful • lasciviously adverb • lasciviousness noun …

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  • 18lascivious — adjective /ləˈsɪvɪəs/ Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful. Syn: wanton, lewd, lustful …

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  • 19lascivious — Synonyms and related words: Cyprian, Fescennine, amative, amatory, amorous, animal, aphrodisiomaniacal, appetitive, ardent, bawdy, blue, carnal, clitoromaniacal, coarse, concupiscent, debauched, desiderative, desireful, desiring, desirous, dirty …

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  • 20lascivious — las|civ|i|ous [ lə sıviəs ] adjective sexually interested or active in an unpleasant and UNWELCOME way ╾ las|civ|i|ous|ly adverb ╾ las|civ|i|ous|ness noun uncount …

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