| 单词 | licentious |
| 释义 | licentious (once / 1693 pages) adj Someone who is licentious behaves or speaks inappropriately, usually in regards to sex. What some might call a licentious senior citizen, others would simply refer to as "a dirty old man" (or woman). We usually talk about licentious behavior, but there also can be licentious photographs. Besides being inappropriate, licentious behavior is also usually regarded as immoral. If at all possible, therefore, licentious is a description you should seek to avoid for yourself. WORD FAMILYlicentious: licentiously, licentiousness+/licence: licences, licencing, licensee, licentious/licensee: licensees/licentiousness: licentiousnesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe mere sight of such beautiful and apparently licentious women seems to distort the way that men relate to their partners, Kenrick concluded. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) Nately’s father was a sober, philosophical and responsible man; this old man was fickle and licentious. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) Now Sanders is piling on through lies and false innuendo, licentious innuendo at that. New York Times(Apr 03, 2016) adj lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained coarse and licentious men Syn unchaste not chaste |
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