■ adjective having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. lecheros , from lecheor , from lechier 'live in debauchery or gluttony', ult. of W. Gmc origin and related to lick .
■ adjective having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. lecheros , from lecheor , from lechier 'live in debauchery or gluttony', ult. of W. Gmc origin and related to lick .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004