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

lasagna, lasagne, lascar, lascaux, lascaux cave, lascivious, lasdun, lase, laser, laser beam, laser card

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