licentious
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adjective \lī-ˈsen(t)-shəs\Definition of LICENTIOUS
1
: lacking legal or moral restraints; especially : disregarding sexual restraints
2
: marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness
— li·cen·tious·ly adverb
— li·cen·tious·ness noun
See Examples of LICENTIOUS
- <a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment industry>
Origin of LICENTIOUS
Latin licentiosus, from licentia
First Known Use: 1535
Related to LICENTIOUS
- Synonyms
- concupiscent, goatish, horny, hot, hypersexual, itchy, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lubricious (or lubricous), oversexed, passionate, randy, salacious, satyric, wanton
- Antonyms
- frigid, undersexed
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