Definitions for salacioussəˈleɪ ʃəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sa•la•cioussəˈleɪ ʃəs(adj.)
lustful or lecherous.
(of writings, pictures, etc.) grossly indecent; obscene.
Origin of salacious:
1635–45; < L salāx, der. of salīre to jump, spurt, mount (of animals); cf. salient ; see -acious
sa•la′cious•ness-ˈlæs ɪ ti(n.)
sa•lac′i•ty-ˈlæs ɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious(adj)
characterized by lust
"eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious(adj)
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
"lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
Wiktionary
salacious(Adjective)
Promoting sexual desire or lust.
salacious(Adjective)
Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
Origin: From salax, from salio.
Webster Dictionary
Salacious(noun)
having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous
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