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[ suh-ley-shuhs ] / səˈleɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR salacious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelustful or lecherous. (of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent. Origin of salacious1635–45; <Latin salāci- (stem of salāx) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; see salient, saltation) + -ous SYNONYMS FOR salacious1 lewd, wanton, lascivious, libidinous. 2 pornographic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR salacious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR salaciousSEE ANTONYMS FOR salacious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM salacioussa·la·cious·ly, adverbsa·la·cious·ness, sa·lac·i·ty [suh-las-i-tee], /səˈlæs ɪ ti/, nounun·sa·la·cious, adjectiveun·sa·la·cious·ly, adverb un·sa·la·cious·ness, noun Words nearby salacioussal, sala, salaam, salaam convulsion, salable, salacious, salad, salad bar, salad basket, salad bowl, salad burnet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salaciousThe dirty details can be multiplied almost indefinitely, and Lee lingers over every salacious story. Great Renaissance Art Thrived Amid Filth|Nick Romeo|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST I mean, calling it that is probably why people are expecting it to be salacious and along the lines of what the book was. 'Saved by the Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk Anymore|Kevin Fallon|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But can this portrait of a city be raw and honest, as well as salacious and sexy? Redford Takes on Rahm in the Furious Blur of ‘Chicagoland’|Tim Teeman|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The allegations are broad, salacious, and, at times, just plain gross. Sex, Threats and Taxpayer Cash: A GOP Pol’s Multilayered Scandal|Caitlin Dickson|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Are we in for another overhyped, overdramatized extravaganza that does little more than feed our appetite for salacious fare? Will the Oscar Pistorius Murder Case Be the Next O.J. Simpson Trial?|Lauren Ashburn|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST "It takes a nasty, salacious mind to make that kind of separation," I said. Do Unto Others|Mark Clifton He had looked at life with the salacious eyes of a Peeping Tom. The Sins of the Children|Cosmo Hamilton It was a half-naked mass of brutified humanity, wild and salacious, the sexes intermingling with revolting indecency. The Weird Orient|Henry Iliowizi In his leading novels he dwells a long time on salacious equivocation, or on a scene of lewdness. The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine Is there one who prefers my writings to those of the salacious warbler, the wanton lacivious little Moore? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810|Various
British Dictionary definitions for salacious
adjectivehaving an excessive interest in sex (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd Derived forms of salacioussalaciously, adverbsalaciousness or salacity (səˈlæsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for salaciousC17: from Latin salax fond of leaping, from salīre to leap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to salaciouslewd, indecent, obscene, prurient, bawdy, carnal, erotic, fast, horny, hot, lecherous, libertine, libidinous, licentious, lustful, nasty, raunchy, sensual, smutty, steamy |