lecherous
Americanadjective
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given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
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erotically suggestive; inciting to lust.
lecherous photographs.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- lecherously adverb
- lecherousness noun
- unlecherous adjective
- unlecherously adverb
- unlecherousness noun
Etymology
Origin of lecherous
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English word from Middle French word lechereus. See lecher, -ous
Example Sentences
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Simon Fraser is lecherous and mean-spirited, but he’s no Black Jack Randall.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Everybody has in the back of their mind the idea of fauns as lecherous forest creatures or fairies as deceitful shape-shifters.
From The Verge • Sep. 10, 2019
Even if his protagonists aren’t necessarily likable, he’s gifted at making them seem human — whether it’s a lecherous Southern California newscaster or the Mr. Burns of real-life political memory.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2018
Some, however, are concerned that the Weinstein saga is unfairly tarring men with the same brush of scandal — that those who might be considered merely lecherous are being conflated with predators.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2017
Her face was assuredly not soft, sensual, or lecherous, but hard, wise, wholesome rather, signifying in a room full of sophisticated people the flesh and blood of life.
From Jacob's Room by Woolf, Virginia
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