salacious

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective characterized by lust
  2. adjective suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

Etymology

Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lubricious, lustful, prurient

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