salacious
adjective
sa·la·cious
sə-ˈlā-shəs 
1
: arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
salacious headlines
salacious lyrics
salaciously
adverb
salaciousness
noun
Examples of salacious in a Sentence
Lady Worsley's Whim, the story of Lady Worsley and her husband Sir Richard Worsley, is also reconstructed from some well-thumbed texts, in this case trial transcripts and newspaper reports of cases of "Criminal Conversation" which became popular eighteenth-century erotica. Charges … were brought by husbands seeking damages from the purported lovers of their supposedly adulterous wives, and the detail, which needed to be explicit, was frequently salacious.
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Norma Clarke, Times Literary Supplement, 21 Nov. 2008
From snarky political commentary to salacious "memoirs" that flirt with both fact and fiction, scores of bloggers have gotten the book deal boon—with mixed results at the register.
—Eunice Lee et al., Hyphen, Winter 2007
There's little difference between the junk mail in your mailbox and the junk e-mail that appears on your monitor, except that the e-mail is often of a salacious nature, e.g., the "hot, live XXX action" available at various dark alleyways on the web.
—Michael Saunders, Boston Globe, 6 Oct.1997
a song with salacious lyrics
the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
Norma Clarke, Times Literary Supplement, 21 Nov. 2008
From snarky political commentary to salacious "memoirs" that flirt with both fact and fiction, scores of bloggers have gotten the book deal boon—with mixed results at the register.
—Eunice Lee et al., Hyphen, Winter 2007
There's little difference between the junk mail in your mailbox and the junk e-mail that appears on your monitor, except that the e-mail is often of a salacious nature, e.g., the "hot, live XXX action" available at various dark alleyways on the web.
—Michael Saunders, Boston Globe, 6 Oct.1997
a song with salacious lyrics
the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
Recent Examples on the Web
But The Times reported that Depp became more animated when talking about his public battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard, which involved two messy, salacious court fights that focused on her physical abuse allegations and his excessive drinking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Things are getting heated at the villa as Tim finally learns that his ex Jennifer has been spreading a salacious rumor about him at the retreat.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 June 2025
But because Truth Social is so small, Trump’s missives aren’t getting as much traction as Musk’s meme-heavy and salacious digs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Judicial watchdog files charges against Broward judge who promoted salacious rumors, AI recording in campaign
Judicial watchdog files charges against Broward judge who promoted salacious rumors, AI recording in campaign
Broward schools to slash budget by $65 million.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Things are getting heated at the villa as Tim finally learns that his ex Jennifer has been spreading a salacious rumor about him at the retreat.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 June 2025
But because Truth Social is so small, Trump’s missives aren’t getting as much traction as Musk’s meme-heavy and salacious digs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Judicial watchdog files charges against Broward judge who promoted salacious rumors, AI recording in campaign
Judicial watchdog files charges against Broward judge who promoted salacious rumors, AI recording in campaign
Broward schools to slash budget by $65 million.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salacious. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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