LICENTIOUS


Meaning of LICENTIOUS in English

/ laɪˈsenʃəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal , disapproving ) behaving in a way that is considered sexually immoral

►  li·cen·tious·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin licentiosus , from licentia freedom.

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