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Webster 1913 Edition

Salacious

Sa-la′cious

,
Noun.
[L.
salax
,
-acis
, fond of leaping, lustful, fr.
salire
to leap. See
Salient
.]
Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous.
Dryden.
–
Sa-la′cious-ly
,
adv.
–
Sa-la′cious-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Salacious

SALA'CIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. salax, from the root of sal, salt; the primary sense of which is shooting, penetrating, pungent, coinciding probably with L. salio, to leap. Salacious then is highly excited, or prompt to leap.] Lustful; lecherous.

Definition 2024

salacious

salacious

English

Adjective

salacious ‎(comparative more salacious, superlative most salacious)

  1. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  2. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

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Etymology

From Latin salāx ‎(“provocative, lustful”), from saliō ‎(“leap, jump; copulate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈleɪʃəs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

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