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Lascivious

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin lascīviosus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).

Pronunciation

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  • Zhuyin (toneless): ㄌㄚ ㄙㄧ ㄈㄧ ㄜ ㄙ
  • Katakana: ラシヴィアス

Adjective

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lascivious (comparative more lascivious, superlative most lascivious)

  1. 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”

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