[syn: lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Salacious \Sa*la"cious\, n. [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping,
lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient.]
Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Sa*la"cious*ly, adv. --
Sa*la"cious*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
salacious
adj 1: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces
of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful
nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a
salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: lubricious,
lustful, prurient, salacious]
2: suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd
whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture";
"obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" [syn:
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious]