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====See also====
====See also====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lecherous lecherous]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lecherous lecherous]
===Anagrams===
* laviscious

Revision as of 15:42, 3 April 2026

English

Etymology

From Latin lascīviosus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).

Pronunciation

  • Zhuyin (toneless): ㄌㄚ ㄙㄧ ㄈㄧ ㄜ ㄙ
  • Katakana: ラシヴィアス

Adjective

lascivious (comparative more lascivious, superlative most lascivious)

  1. wanton; lewd; driven by lust; lustful.
    • Sir, I will answer anything... to the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor... — William Shakespeare, Othello
    • Lewd necklines, lascivious dancing, and shameless adultery had brought on the plague. — Simon Schama, A History of Britain, Episode 5, “King Death”


Synonyms

Derived terms

  • lascivity
  • lascivient
  • lasciviency
  • lascious

See also