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adjective lech·er·ous \ˈle-chə-rəs, ˈlech-rəs\

Definition of lecherous

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

lecherously

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lecherousness

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Examples of lecherous in a Sentence

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

14th Century

First Known Use of lecherous

14th century

lecherous Synonyms

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

LECHEROUS Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of lecherous for English Language Learners

  • : having or showing an excessive or disgusting interest in sex

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