Definition of salacious

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sa·la·cious    (s-lshs) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious.
2. Lustful; bawdy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin salx , salc-, fond of leaping, lustful, from salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
sa·lacious·ly (Adverb), sa·lacious·ness or sa·laci·ty   (s-ls-t) KEY  (Noun)

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