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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Proto-Indo-European | From the Proto-Indo-European root [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sel- *sel-]. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | From Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salax salāx] (genitive [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salax#Latin salācis], “lustful”), + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ious -ious]. | ||
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===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== | |||
* サレイシャス (sareishasu) | |||
===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
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* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ | * [https://www.etymonline.com/word/salacious Etymology Online's Entry for "Salacious"] | ||
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* [https:// | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salacious Wiktionary's Entry for "Salacious"] | ||
* [https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/salacious Vocabulary.com's Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/salacious Dictionary.com's Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/salacious Oxford Learners Dictionaries' Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/salacious Britannica's Dictionary Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.wordreference.com/definition/salacious Word Reference's Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/salacious TheFreeDictionary's Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/salacious.html WordHippo's Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
* [https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/salacious Webster's Dictionary's (1828) Entry for "Salacious"] | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:29, 22 March 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-.
From Latin salāx (genitive salācis, “lustful”), + -ious.
Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- サレイシャス (sareishasu)
Adjective
[edit | edit source]salacious
- Promoting sexual desire or lust.
- utterly salacious
- Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
- salacious gossip
- salacious details
- The newspaper published a salacious story about the scandal.
- He was arrested for distributing salacious material.
References
[edit | edit source]Other Dictionary Entries for "Salacious"
[edit | edit source]- Wiktionary's Entry for "Salacious"
- Vocabulary.com's Entry for "Salacious"
- Dictionary.com's Entry for "Salacious"
- Oxford Learners Dictionaries' Entry for "Salacious"
- Britannica's Dictionary Entry for "Salacious"
- Word Reference's Entry for "Salacious"
- TheFreeDictionary's Entry for "Salacious"
- WordHippo's Entry for "Salacious"
- Webster's Dictionary's (1828) Entry for "Salacious"