Definitions for salacious
səˈleɪ ʃəssala·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. lubricious, lustful, prurient, salaciousadjective

   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"

2. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salaciousadjective

   suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

   "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. salaciousadjective

   Promoting sexual desire or lust.

2. salaciousadjective

   Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

3. Etymology: From salax, from salio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SALACIOUSadjective

   Lustful; lecherous.

   Etymology: salacis, Lat. salace, Fr.

   One more salacious, rich, and old,
   Out-bids, and buys her. John Dryden, Juven. Sat.

   Feed him with herbs
   Of generous warmth, and of salacious kind. John Dryden, Virg.

   Animals spleened, grow extremely salacious. Arbuthnot.

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1. salacious

   Salacious refers to something that has or conveys undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters. It is usually used to describe content that is sexually suggestive, obscene or lustful.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Salaciousnoun

   having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous

2. Etymology: [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Salacious

   sal-ā′shi-us, adj. lustful: lecherous.—adv. Salā′ciously, lustfully: lecherously.—ns. Salā′ciousness, Salac′ity, lust, lecherousness. [L. salax—salīre, to leap.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of salacious in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of salacious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of salacious in a Sentence

1. Thomas Paprocki:

   Reviewing these past cases has also reminded us that many years ago people didn't publicly discuss the kind of salacious allegations documented in these files, a virtuous intent to protect the faithful from scandal unfortunately prevented the transparency and awareness that has helped us confront this problem more directly over the past fifteen years. We are continuing to learn and strive to improve our assistance for those who are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.

2. Thor Halvorssen:

   It’s the sort of thing they specialize in—mainstreaming false smears, allegations that are so salacious and over the top that people assume they must be true.

3. Mark Warner:

   Companies like YouTube have immense power and influence in shaping the media and content that users see, i’ve been increasingly concerned that the recommendation engine algorithms behind platforms like YouTube are, at best, intrinsically flawed in optimizing for outrageous, salacious, and often fraudulent content.

4. Rebel Wilson:

   I went from this girl who has just worked her absolute ass off to get where she was to just being torn down in a second, in a 24-hour period, it’s very, very stressful when you become in the center of a scandal. And it was so salacious. People were like, ‘She’s fabricating her own life to make it.’.

5. Read MoreStone:

   To collude, I would have to have written him before. ... We would need a time machine to collude. i am anxious to rebut allegations that I had any improper or nefarious contact with any agent of the Russia state based on facts -- not misleading and salacious headlines.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=salacious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Salacious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=salacious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salacious
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=salacious