salacious
[ suh-ley-shuhs ]
/ səˈleɪ ʃəs /
adjective
lustful or lecherous.
(of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.
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Origin of salacious
SYNONYMS FOR salacious
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salacious
/ (səˈleɪʃəs) /
adjective
having an excessive interest in sex
(of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd
Word Origin for salacious
C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap
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salacious
1660s, from Latin salax (genitive salacis) "lustful," probably originally "fond of leaping," as in a male animal leaping on a female in sexual advances, from salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)). Earliest form of the word in English is salacity (c.1600). Related: Salaciously; salaciousness.
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