-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