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lecherous

lec·he·rous

UK/ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/ US/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ɚ.əs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity

  • “a lecherous gleam in his eye”
  • “a lecherous good-for-nothing”
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Origin

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick.

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