DEFINITIONS

lubricous

[ loo-bri-kuhs ]
/ ˈlu brɪ kəs /
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adjective

(of a surface, coating, etc.) having an oily smoothness; slippery.
unstable; shifty; fleeting.
lubricious.

Words related to lubricous

buttery, waxy, slippery, creamy, oiled, carnal, concupiscent, corrupt, fast, incontinent, lascivious, libertine, libidinous, licentious, prurient, raunchy, salacious, sensual, wanton, unchaste

Words nearby lubricous

lubricant, lubricate, lubricator, lubricious, lubricity, lubricous, lubritorium, lubumbashi, lubyanka, lucan, lucania

Origin of lubricous

1525–35; < Latin lūbricus slippery, Late Latin: unstable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lubricous

lubricious lubricous
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Examples from the Web for lubricous

  • This last she did, with some lubricous staple of her own discovery, applying it with the ball of her thumb.

    Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore