lascivious
adjective/ləˈsɪviəs/
/ləˈsɪviəs/
(formal, disapproving)- feeling or showing strong sexual desire
- a lascivious person
- lascivious thoughts
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin lasciviosus, from Latin lascivia ‘lustfulness’, from lascivus ‘lustful, wanton’.Want to learn more?
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