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or lubricous
as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
played a lubricious soap opera character who was in multiple relationships
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Recent Examples of lubricious
Whenever the lovers escape the family’s attention, the lighting designer Isabella Byrd throws deep shadows over their sometimes naked forms, turning their bodies into lubricious, moving Caravaggios.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Aside from Black’s deranged performance, the highlight of the film is Jennifer Coolidge, who plays a lubricious vice principal named Marlene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The sensational engine gathers the car's haunches to spew you onto the following straights in great, lubricious spendings of energy.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022
For all of Sabbath’s lubricious opportunism, Drenka is his one love.
—The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
Born in Louisiana, Silver arrives with every noir mystery woman’s attendant clichés: a lubricious walk, a wad of cash in the bosom of her complicated lingerie, a languorous way of lighting cigarettes — and a gun.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Aside from Black’s deranged performance, the highlight of the film is Jennifer Coolidge, who plays a lubricious vice principal named Marlene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The sensational engine gathers the car's haunches to spew you onto the following straights in great, lubricious spendings of energy.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022
For all of Sabbath’s lubricious opportunism, Drenka is his one love.
—The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
Born in Louisiana, Silver arrives with every noir mystery woman’s attendant clichés: a lubricious walk, a wad of cash in the bosom of her complicated lingerie, a languorous way of lighting cigarettes — and a gun.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lubricious
Adjective
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Kepner is passionate about accountability and service journalism and encourages anyone to reach out to her to tell their story or share a tip.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly of all, the goal of an actor is to share it, have people see it and have strong, passionate feelings about it — good and sometimes bad.—
Scarlett Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Set up your own cafe with deals on this convenient one-cup coffee maker and best-selling milk frother, plus keep your coffee hot all day with this mug warmer.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall play government agents investigating some mysterious deaths of some very hot people, with Isabella Rossellini and Anthony Ramos also starring.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Everyone—libidinous kids and adults alike—is alienated and groping for distraction, until tragedy strikes.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Detectives with the sheriff’s Child Abuse Bureau led the investigation and obtained an arrest warrant for Rutherford on one count of oral copulation on a victim 10 years old or younger and three counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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She is charged with two counts of indecent, lewd or lascivious touching of certain minors, and violation of parole, according to the report.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lubricious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lubricious. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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