salacious
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
salacious (comparative more salacious, superlative most salacious)
- Promoting sexual desire or lust.
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- Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
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Synonyms[edit]
- ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious
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Translations[edit]
promoting sexual desire or lust
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lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-
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- English terms suffixed with -ious
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