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licentious

li·cen·tious [ lī sénshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
sexually immoral: pursuing desires aggressively and selfishly, unchecked by morality, especially in sexual matters

[15th century. < Latin licentiosus< licentia (see license)]

li·cen·tious·ly adverb
li·cen·tious·ness noun
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