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Webster 1913 Edition

Lecherous

Lech′er-ous

,
Adj.
Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; excessively lustful; – used mostly of men;
also,
lust-provoking.
“A lecherous thing is wine.”
Chaucer.
–
Lech′er-ous-ly
,
adv.
–
Lech′er-ous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lecherous

LECH'EROUS

, a.
1 Addicted to lewdness; prone to indulge lust; lustful; lewd.
2.
Provoking lust.

Definition 2025

lecherous

lecherous

English

Adjective

lecherous ‎(comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)

  1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

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Translations

Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement ‎(“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie ‎(“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher ‎(“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn ‎(“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną ‎(“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- ‎(“to lick”), equivalent to lecher +‎ -ous. More at lick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛtʃəɹəs/

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