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)

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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Synonyms

• wanton
• lewd
• lustful

Derived terms

• overlascivious
• lasciviously
• lasciviousness

Related terms

• lascivity
• lascivient
• lasciviency
• lascious

See also

• lecherous