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Synonyms & Antonyms of salacious
having a strong sexual desire
- the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
Synonyms for salacious
- concupiscent,
- goatish,
- horny,
- hot,
- hypersexual,
- itchy,
- lascivious,
- lecherous,
- lewd,
- libidinous,
- licentious,
- lubricious
- (or lubricous),
- lustful,
- oversexed,
- passionate,
- randy,
- satyric,
- wanton
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The first known use of salacious was circa 1645
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