salacious
adjective
lustful or lecherous.
salaciousness
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a word derived from
salacious.
Example Sentences
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He lamented “the salaciousness, the shame, the embarrassment, the clicks, the likes” that often come from sharing the photos online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Twenty five years later, I realized the truest role model of the series was there all along – hiding behind all the salaciousness.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2023
Brennan: It’s so funny to me to hear this because as a craven newspaper editor, my instinct is that this controversy, this salaciousness, would be like drawing fireflies to a lamp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
The lives and deaths of Kennedy family members provide grist for endless conspiracy theorizing, tabloid salaciousness, celebrity-worship and superstition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2018
A clique were shocked at her; it was not her salaciousness they objected to but her success.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I by Montague Summers
