LASCIVIOUS

lascivious. Lascivious, a. wanton, lewd, lustful, fond, soft

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Las‐civ″i‐ous (–ŭs), a. [[L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. λάσταuροσ lecherous, λη̑ν to wish, Skr. lash to desire.]] 1. 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.
2. 2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.
He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. Shak. — Las‐civ″i‐ous‐ly, adv. — Las‐civ″i‐ous‐ness, n.