LECHEROUS


Meaning of LECHEROUS in English

-ch(ə)rəs adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French lechereus, from Old French, from lecheor + -eus -ous

1. : given to lechery

a lecherous and self-indulgent good-for-nothing — Thomas Halton

2. : of, suggesting, or having the characteristics of a lecher

well calculated to raise a lecherous gleam in the … eye — R.S.Lanier

3. : arousing lust : sexually provocative

a young girl came on with a lecherous fandango — G.A.Wagner

• lech·er·ous·ly adverb

• lech·er·ous·ness noun -es

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