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Meaning of 'salacious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Salacious [ n.]
- Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.

Meaning of 'salacious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . salacious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
Example in sentence:
  • an indecent gesture;
  • lewd pictures;
  • obscene telephone calls;
  • salacious limericks
Meaning (2):
- characterized by lust
Example in sentence:
  • eluding lubricious embraces;
  • prurient literature;
  • prurient thoughts

Nearby Words:

sal salaam salability salable salacity salad salade salading salaeratus salagane

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