| 单词 | salacious |
| 释义 | salacious (once / 20414 pages) adj Something salacious is full of juicy details — but they're the kind of raunchy, lusty, dirty details you probably don't want to hear. Implying a certain kind of moral looseness, salacious is often used to describe nasty gossip, obscene reports and steamy tales. Salacious things are usually not fit for general public consumption and probably need some kind of parental guidance warning. Think of the tawdry accounts of some politician's affair with a staffer, or a particularly sex-filled reality show on TV. WORD FAMILYsalacious: salaciously, salaciousness+/salacity: salacious, salacities USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not meant to be salacious or gossipy or anything like that. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) Wrestling’s cartoon violence and sometimes salacious story lines could attract unwanted attention from the government. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) For the media, it was Bonnie and Clyde and Clyde – offering the salacious possibility of a murderous menage a trois. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj suggestive of or tending to moral looseness salacious limericks Syn lewd, obscene, raunchy dirty (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency 2adj characterized by lust a salacious rooster of a little man Syn lubricious, lustful, prurient sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
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