salacious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  2. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

Pronunciation

/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ en-au-salacious.ogg

Word forms

salacious more salacious most salacious

Etymology

Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.

Related words

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