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lech·er·ous
(lĕch′ər-əs)adj.
Given to, characterized by, or eliciting lechery.
lech′er·ous·ly adv.
lech′er·ous·ness n.
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lecherous
(ˈlɛtʃərəs)adj
characterized by or inciting lechery
ˈlecherously adv
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lech•er•ous
(ˈlɛtʃ ər əs)adj.
1. given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
2. erotically suggestive; inciting to lust.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French lechereus]
lech′er•ous•ly, adv.
lech′er•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | lecherous - given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity; "a lecherous gleam in his eye"; "a lecherous good-for-nothing" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
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lecherous
adjective lustful, randy (informal, chiefly Brit.), raunchy (slang), lewd, wanton, carnal, salacious, prurient, lascivious, libidinous, licentious, lubricious (literary), concupiscent, goatish (archaic or literary), unchaste, ruttish lecherous old men offering sweets at the school gate
proper, virtuous, prim, puritanical, virginal, prudish, strait-laced
proper, virtuous, prim, puritanical, virginal, prudish, strait-laced
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lecherous
adjectiveFeeling or devoted to sexual love or desire:
amative, amorous, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, prurient, sexy.
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