salacious
Pronunciation: /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
The English word “salacious” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Promoting sexual desire or lust.
- Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
Etymology
Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious, ultimately from saliō + -acious.
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