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Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Proto-Indo-European *sel-. Derived from Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salax salāx, salācis] (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious. ===Pronunciation=== * /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ ===Adjective=== '''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. #*..." |
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#* He was arrested for distributing '''salacious''' material. | #* He was arrested for distributing '''salacious''' material. | ||
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Revision as of 11:09, 22 March 2026
English
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sel-. Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.
Pronunciation
- /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
Adjective
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.