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salacious

adjective

Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
S
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈleɪ.ʃəs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

    “Lewd pictures”

adjective

  1. Characterized by lust

    “Eluding lubricious embraces”

In context

Example Sentences

Lewd pictures
Obscene telephone calls
Salacious limericks
Eluding lubricious embraces
Prurient literature
Prurient thoughts

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