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