lüˈbrishəs adjective
or lu·bri·cous ˈlübrəkəs
Etymology: lubricious alteration (influenced by -ious ) of lubricous, from Medieval Latin lubricus, from Latin, slippery
1.
a. : marked by wantonness : lecherous
eluding the lubricous embraces of her wealthy employer — American Mercury
some lubricous fellows … who made companions of these serving maids — E.L.Masters
b. : sexually stimulating : salacious
a little lubricious book … on a bed table by a pink-shaded lamp — Graham Greene
exploited in full lubricious detail by the metropolitan tabloids — John Woodburn
2.
[influenced in meaning by Latin lubricus ]
a. : having a smooth or slippery quality
the skin of the cephalopods is thin and lubricous — R.B.Todd
b. : marked by uncertainty or instability : elusive , shifty
how lubricious a friend and changeable a partisan — Robert Ferguson
• lu·bri·cious·ly adverb