LASCIVIOUS


Meaning of LASCIVIOUS in English

— lasciviously , adv. — lasciviousness , n.

/leuh siv"ee euhs/ , adj.

1. inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.

2. arousing sexual desire: lascivious photographs.

3. indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness: a lascivious gesture.

[ 1400-50; late ME lascivi ( a ) playfulness, wantonness ( lasciv ( us ) playful, wanton + -ia -IA) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .