Lascivious
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)
- 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
- overlascivious
- lasciviously
- lasciviousness
Related terms
- lascivity
- lascivient
- lasciviency
- lascious
See also
Anagrams
- laviscious