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A Word A Day : Salacious
Friday, 19th October 2007 : Today's Word is ...
Salacious
Pronunciation : sa-láy-she-ess
1. Intended to titillate or arouse people sexually, usually by having an explicit erotic content
2. Having or showing explicit or crude sexual desire or interest
3. Characterized by lust
4. (Of behavior or especially language) Characterized by obscenity or indecency
Mid-17th century - Latin salac - salire - to leap
Lustful, Prurient, Lubricious, Lewd, Raunchy, Obscene, Dirty, Sexy,Lascivious
Civilised, Cultured
• His book is nothing but full of salacious matters.
1. Salaciousness: Noun
2. Salacity: Noun
3. Salaciously: Adverb
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