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* [https://www.etymonline.com/word/salacious Etymology Online's Entry for "Salacious"] | * [https://www.etymonline.com/word/salacious Etymology Online's Entry for "Salacious"] | ||
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* [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"] | |||
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Revision as of 11:19, 22 March 2026
English
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-.
From Latin salāx (genitive salācis, “lustful”), + -ious.
Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation
- サレイシャス (sareishasu)
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.
References
Other Dictionary Entries for "Salacious"
- Wiktionary's Entry for "Salacious"
- Vocabulary.com's Entry for "Salacious"
- Dictionary.com's Entry for "Salacious"