salacious

Adjective
Synonyms: lubriciouslustfulprurientlewdobsceneraunchy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: lubriciouslustfulprurient
  2. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness“lewd whisperings of a dirty old man”“an indecent gesture”“obscene telephone calls”“salacious limericks”Synonyms: lewdobsceneraunchy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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