lecherous

lech·er·ous | \ ˈle-chə-rəs

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, ˈlech-rəs \

Definition of lecherous

: given to or suggestive of lechery a lecherous lawyer hitting on his son's girlfriend— Dick Friedman & Mike Lipton

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

Recent Examples on the Web Replacing him in the household is a man claiming to be Xiumi’s uncle, who keeps suspect company, speaks about an imminent political upheaval and does little to disguise his lecherous thoughts about Xiumi. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Uncanny Revolutions," 18 Dec. 2020 Stops include a lecherous underground ball in Chicago, a gentrifying ’hood in Ypsilanti, Mich., a spades game in Milwaukee’s North Side, and the University of Iowa, a vast 33,000-student school with fewer than 1,000 Black students. — Joseph P. Williams Jr. Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, "REVIEW: 'Black in the Middle,' edited by Terrion L. Williamson," 18 Sep. 2020 Shirley is blunt and abusive, while Stanley is creepily lecherous, pawing her at every opportunity. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "Elisabeth Moss again outshines the movie as a troubled writer in 'Shirley'," 5 June 2020 Others spoke about Biden's physical behavior, which came across to many as lecherous and unbecoming of a future commander in chief. — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, "'Bernie definitely concerns me': Trump supporters take Sanders challenge seriously," 31 Jan. 2020 If Peters seems a parody of the lecherous clergyman and the ruthless academic, Mr. Sisman is a model of the incorruptible biographer. — Ben Downing, WSJ, "‘The Professor and the Parson’ Review: Father of Lies," 31 Jan. 2020 Only a person full of entitlement and lecherous self-interest and devoid of morality preys on others in such a manner. — Amanda Carpenter, Time, "Trump's Treatment of Women Was His Original Abuse of Power," 30 Oct. 2019 He is depicted as lecherous but harmless, silly and creepy. — New York Times, "The Comedians Challenging Stereotypes About Asian-American Masculinity," 26 Aug. 2019 Under his charge, she's carted to the barracks as a singing reminder of home for lecherous, drunken soldiers who have no interest in her voice. — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, "'The Nightingale' is a disturbingly brutal meditation on revenge from 'Babadook' filmmaker," 21 Aug. 2019

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“Lecherous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lecherous. Accessed 18 Jan. 2021.

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