lecherous

lech·er·ous

adj \ˈle-chə-rəs, ˈlech-rəs\

Definition of LECHEROUS

: given to or suggestive of lechery

— lech·er·ous·ly adverb

— lech·er·ous·ness noun

Examples of LECHEROUS

1. <most of the male patrons at the bar appeared to be lecherous conventioneers looking for some action>

First Known Use of LECHEROUS

14th century

Related to LECHEROUS

Synonyms: concupiscent, goatish, horny, hot, hypersexual, itchy, lascivious, lustful, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lubricious (or lubricous), oversexed, passionate, randy, salacious, satyric, wanton

Antonyms: frigid, undersexed

Related Words: aroused, excited; easy, fast, loose, promiscuous; dissipated, dissolute, libertine; corrupt, debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, immoral, indecent

Near Antonyms: celibate, chaste, decent, immaculate, modest, moral, pure, virtuous; monastic, monkish; maidenly, virginal; innocent, lily-white; priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian

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Rhymes with LECHEROUS

treacherous