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Definition of lecherous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lecherous

adjective
 
/ˈletʃərəs/
 
/ˈletʃərəs/
(disapproving)
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  1. showing an unpleasant sexual interest in somebody synonym lascivious, lustful
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lecheros, from lecheor, from lechier ‘live in debauchery or gluttony’, ultimately of West Germanic origin and related to lick.
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