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lascivious

las·civ·i·ous [ lə sívvee əss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. lewd: showing a desire for, or unseemly interest in, sex

2. erotic: provoking lust

[15th century. < late Latin lasciviosus< Latin lascivus "lustful"]

las·civ·i·ous·ly adverb
las·civ·i·ous·ness noun
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