Lascivious Definition

lə-sĭvē-əs
adjective
Characterized by or expressing lust or lewdness; wanton.
Webster's New World
Tending to excite lustful desires.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Lascivious

  • Middle English from Late Latin lascīviōsus from Latin lascīvia lewdness, playfulness from lascīvus lustful, playful las- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin lascÄ«viōsus, from lascÄ«via (“sportiveness, lustfulness").

    From Wiktionary

Lascivious Sentence Examples

  • He leered at Elisabeth, arched his eyebrows with a lascivious grin, then stretched with great exaggeration.

  • The dance of the seven veils has been portrayed as a kind of lascivious striptease in many plays, operas, and films over the years.

  • Jennifer "Toastee" Toof, the former VH-1 Flavor of Love 2 contestant who was eliminated because her lascivious background was exposed, is the latest celebreality star whose sex tape has hit the airwaves.

  • But make sure your timing is right - privacy is usually a good idea, keeping the lascivious message between the two of you.

  • In an effort to shed some of the scandalous and lascivious reputation of the dance, Middle Eastern dancers and enthusiasts began to suggest more spiritual roots to the art of Arabic belly dance.

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