Lasciviousness Definition & Meaning

Other Words from lascivious

lasciviously adverb

His show always began with Benny in a public park leering lasciviously at a bevy of young beauties … — Gyles Brandreth

lasciviousness noun

… he satirized the contrived unions favored by upper society, exposing the greed, corruption, and lasciviousness with which they were permeated. — Harvey Rachlin

Examples of lascivious in a Sentence

He was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior. was fired for making lascivious remarks to a coworker

Recent Examples on the Web John Mordecai Scott was convicted in March of 13 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child age 14 or 15, among other charges. — Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022 Jacksonville Beach City Attorney Christopher Ambrosio, 48, was arrested for lewd/lascivious molestation of a child older than 12 but younger than 16 and contributing to the delinquency of a child, WTLV-WJXX reported. — Garfield Hylton, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021 Anthony Alex Brown, 23, of Lauderdale Lakes, was arrested Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale on one count of a lewd and lascivious act against a victim between 12 and 16 years old. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2022 Davis was booked into Sacramento County jail Tuesday on suspicion of a lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14, a felony. — Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Davis was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 27 Apr. 2022 Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Tuesday on a charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, jail records show. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 27 Apr. 2022 Hindu women are depicted as being coveted by lascivious Muslim men. — Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Time, 30 Mar. 2022 The four-poster double bed from the redbrick house took up most of the new bedroom, and Mother took up most of the old bed, lying across it, loose and lascivious. — Christine Schutt, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 See More

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