concupiscible
[ kon-kyoo-pi-suh-buhl, kong- ]
adjectiveArchaic.
worthy of being desired.
Origin of concupiscible
11490–1500; <Middle French comcupiscible<Late Latin concupīscibil(is), equivalent to Latin concupīsc(ere) (see concupiscent) + -ibilis-ible
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How to use concupiscible in a sentence
For the Irascible passions do follow the temper of the heart, but the concupiscible distractions the crasis of the liver.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) | Thomas BrowneThe strongest that were found in him, both of the irascible and concupiscible, were under the control of his reason.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 6 | Samuel JohnsonWhence the irascible, whence the concupiscible Passions do most arise.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3) | Thomas Browne
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