salacious

[ suh-ley-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. lustful or lecherous.

  2. (of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.

Origin of salacious

1
1635–45; <Latin salāci- (stem of salāx) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; see salient, saltation) + -ous

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Other words from salacious

  • sa·la·cious·ly, adverb
  • sa·la·cious·ness, sa·lac·i·ty [suh-las-i-tee], /səˈlæs ɪ ti/, noun
  • un·sa·la·cious, adjective
  • un·sa·la·cious·ly, adverb
  • un·sa·la·cious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for salacious

salacious

/ (səˈleɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. having an excessive interest in sex

  2. (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd

Origin of salacious

1
C17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap

Derived forms of salacious

  • salaciously, adverb
  • salaciousness or salacity (səˈlæsɪtɪ), noun

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