salacious
Americanadjective
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lustful or lecherous.
- Synonyms:
- libidinous , lascivious , wanton , lewd
- Antonyms
- modest
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(of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.
- Synonyms:
- pornographic
adjective
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having an excessive interest in sex
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(of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd
Other Word Forms
- salaciously adverb
- salaciousness noun
- salacity noun
- unsalacious adjective
- unsalaciously adverb
- unsalaciousness noun
Etymology
Origin of salacious
1635–45; < Latin salāci- (stem of salāx ) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; salient, saltation ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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Although similar imagery would grace the covers of salacious pulp magazines after World War I, there was a difference between Picou’s era and that of the pulps.
There has always been salacious gossip about the royal family, and misbehaving royals, but this time it felt much worse.
As a Netflix true crime film, “The Perfect Neighbor” is getting the same kind of clickbait headline treatment that a more salacious, less impactful documentary on the streamer would.
From Salon
The stories of a few of his victims are told here, humanizing them beyond gory headlines and salacious true-crime fare.
From Los Angeles Times
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was seriously injured by a deranged man in their San Francisco home in October 2022, an event that then became the subject of salacious rumors.
From Salon
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