SALACIOUS


Meaning of SALACIOUS in English

səˈlāshəs adjective

Etymology: Latin salac-, salax fond of leaping, lustful (from salire to leap) + English -ious — more at sally

1.

a. archaic , of a food : tending to arouse sexual appetite : aphrodisiac

b. : inciting to sexual desire or imagination : lascivious , obscene

a collection of salacious poems — Malcolm Cowley

2. : marked by lecherousness or lewdness : lustful

the salacious rooster

their erotic skill is emphasized with salacious eagerness — Jack Morpurgo

• sa·la·cious·ly adverb

• sa·la·cious·ness noun -es

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