lascivious

[ luh-siv-ee-uh s ]
/ ləˈsɪv i əs /

adjective

inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
arousing sexual desire: lascivious photographs.
indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness: a lascivious gesture.

Origin of lascivious

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin lascīvi(a) playfulness, wantonness ( lascīv(us) playful, wanton + -ia -ia) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM lascivious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lascivious

lascivious licentious

Words nearby lascivious

Example sentences from the Web for lasciviously

  • He went on lasciviously, for the sake of the pleasure so to be had.

    Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for lasciviously

lascivious
/ (ləˈsɪvɪəs) /

adjective

lustful; lecherous
exciting sexual desire

Derived forms of lascivious

lasciviously, adverb lasciviousness, noun

Word Origin for lascivious

C15: from Late Latin lascīviōsus, from Latin lascīvia wantonness, from lascīvus