English Explanatory Dictionary

lubricious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Smooth and glassy; slippery.
  2. Lewd, lascivious, obscene, wanton, salacious or lecherous.

Pronunciation

/luˈbɹɪʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lubricious.wav

Word forms

lubricious more lubricious most lubricious

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.

Related words

lubricant lubricate lubricous

Derived words

lubriciously lubriciousness
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