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#* ''Lewd necklines, lascivious dancing, and shameless adultery had brought on the plague.'' — Simon Schama, ''A History of Britain'', Episode 5, “King Death” | #* ''Lewd necklines, lascivious dancing, and shameless adultery had brought on the plague.'' — Simon Schama, ''A History of Britain'', Episode 5, “King Death” | ||
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English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Latin lascīviosus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- Zhuyin (toneless): ㄌㄚ ㄙㄧ ㄈㄧ ㄜ ㄙ
- Katakana: ラシヴィアス
Adjective
[edit | edit source]lascivious (comparative more lascivious, superlative most lascivious)
- 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”