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lascivious

las·ci·vious

UK/ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/ US/-vi.əs/ rare

adjective

1.

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

  • “libidinous orgies”
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Origin

From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).

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