Salacious

English

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sel-. Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.

Pronunciation

• /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/

Adjective

salacious

1. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
   • utterly salacious
2. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
   • salacious gossip
   • salacious details
   • The newspaper published a salacious story about the scandal.
   • He was arrested for distributing salacious material.

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Synonyms

• ardent
• hot
• dirty
• lubricious

Derived terms

• unsalacious
• salaciously
• salaciousness

Related terms

• salacity