licentious
AdjectiveUS[lahy-sen-chuhs]/laɪˈsɛntʃəs/3 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Li·cen′tious (-shŭs), adjective
Origin: L. licentiosus: cf. F. licencieux. See License.
1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press.
A wit that no licentious pertness knows.— Richard Savage
2. Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a licentious life. “Licentious wickedness.” William Shakespeare
Synonyms: Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous; ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose; sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral.
— Li·cen′wb-a1′>′tious·ly, adverb — Li·cen′wb-a1′>′tious·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54