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lascivious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lascivious \Las*civ"i*ous\, a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr lascivus wanton; cf Gr (?) lecherous, (?) to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as lascivious men; lascivious desires. --Milton. 2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. --Shak. -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ly}, adv -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lascivious adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lewd}, {libidinous}, {lustful}]
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