Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Given to or expressing lust; lecherous.
- adjective Exciting sexual desires; salacious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Wanton; lewd; lustful: as, lascivious men; lascivious desires.
- Tending to excite voluptuous emotions; luxurious.
- Synonyms Lecherous, libidinous, licentious, lewd, lustful, salacious, unchaste, incontinent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Wanton; lewd; lustful
- adjective Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Wanton ;lewd , driven bylust ,lustful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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You do not participate in lascivious deviant sexual behavior
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As the narrator cleans the mansion of his dead employer, the reader learns of Kaji's predilection for cloning dead celebrities and engaging in lascivious acts.
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I could undersatnd why the author uses condolence taking the word lascivious into mind.
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As ridiculous it sounds to knock out Cougars because of its popularization as a term for lascivious middle-aged women, I actually can understand why the board didn't want the term.
Forbes.com: News Bob Cook 2012
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I’m thinking that a moratorium on all things licentious and lascivious is in order but how does one go about instituting that?
T.M.I (too much information) | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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"May we meet again," answered the Cardassian woman with a smile that could only be called lascivious.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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"May we meet again," answered the Cardassian woman with a smile that could only be called lascivious.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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"May we meet again," answered the Cardassian woman with a smile that could only be called lascivious.
Antimatter John Vornholt 2000
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Resh soothed them absently, stroking them in a way even human would call lascivious.
Dwellers in the Crucible Margaret Wander Bonanno 1990
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That is how much money they were willing to accept to give up all the privileges of whiteness: the ability to not suffer from racial profiling, not to be shot to death in a hail of 50 bullets fired at you; not to be called lascivious/wanton/aggressive because of 400+ year-old stereotypes; not to be questioned on your intellect; not to be written off before you even get your foot in the door; not to be followed nor harassed while shopping; not have your voice dismissed or disregarded in a group where you are the only Black; not to have to teach your children to navigate the systemic racism that affects their lives on a daily basis.
wuwu4u commented on the word lascivious
A girl of your physical... assets might find herself lured into the lascivious arms of a sexualist
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September 13, 2007
bilby commented on the word lascivious
Your are of Cleopatra’s private counsel,
Of her bed-counsel, her lascivious hours;
Are conscious of each nightly change she makes,
And watch her, as Chaldæans do the moon,
Can tell what signs she passes through, what day.
- John Dryden, 'All for Love'.
September 20, 2009
Quintesabd commented on the word lascivious
President-elect Donald Trump was censured during his presidential run for his previous lascivious activities
December 12, 2016