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salacious

sa·la·cious [ sə láyshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with sexual content: intended to titillate or arouse people sexually, usually by having an explicit erotic content

2. explicitly sexual: having or showing explicit or crude sexual desire or interest

[Mid-17th century. < Latin salac-< salire "to leap"]

sa·la·cious·ly adverb
sa·la·cious·ness noun
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