as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
most of the male patrons at the bar appeared to be lecherous conventioneers looking for some action
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Recent Examples of lecherous
After finding some maps in the study — and after withstanding another near-miss with the lecherous Simon — Julia makes a break for it one evening.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Anderson's Jennifer was the heart of the fictional WKRP, providing morale, gusto, and endlessly ebullient enthusiasm in an environment dominated by cynical, sometimes lecherous men.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Aubrey Plaza is also well-cast as her emotionally distant love interest, MG Falcone, a cop at the local precinct; and Chris Evans slips easily into the role of Drew Devlin, a lecherous religious cult leader.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Nightclubs are full of lecherous old Americans groping belly dancers with their webbed frog hands.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Anderson's Jennifer was the heart of the fictional WKRP, providing morale, gusto, and endlessly ebullient enthusiasm in an environment dominated by cynical, sometimes lecherous men.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Aubrey Plaza is also well-cast as her emotionally distant love interest, MG Falcone, a cop at the local precinct; and Chris Evans slips easily into the role of Drew Devlin, a lecherous religious cult leader.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Nightclubs are full of lecherous old Americans groping belly dancers with their webbed frog hands.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecherous
Adjective
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Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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For viewers in the US interested in Canadian sports, CTV provides a window into some of the country’s most passionate sporting traditions alongside major American league coverage.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From here, baking in the heat, general admission fans can watch elite guests queue for private hot laps, while VIP ticket holders dine at exclusive cantinas and hospitality areas.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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King Princess talks the lustful, haunted anthems of 'Girl Violence' King Princess has had a remarkable 2025 thus far.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Timothy Scott Jaekel, 52, was arrested on seven counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, Black women have historically been viewed by whites as unclean and licentious and therefore undeserving of protection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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His strained, sandpaper-coarse timbre served as an ideal conduit for songs concerned with boisterous revelries, shady agreements, licentious intentions and musical pleasures.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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“Lecherous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecherous. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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