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adjective
- 1. having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters: "salacious stories" Similar
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adjective. disapproving uk / səˈleɪ.ʃəs / us / səˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. causing or showing a strong interest in sexual matters: a salacious book / joke / comment. Synonym. prurient formal disapproving. (Definition of salacious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. : arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination. salacious headlines. salacious lyrics. 2. : lecherous, lustful. … have fiercely denounced the book's sketches of melodramatic lovers and salacious partygoers … Casey Greenfield. salaciously adverb. salaciousness noun. Synonyms. concupiscent. goatish. horny. hot. hypersexual. itchy.
Something salacious is full of juicy details — but they're the kind of raunchy, lusty, dirty details you probably don't want to hear. Implying a certain kind of moral looseness, salacious is often used to describe nasty gossip, obscene reports and steamy tales.
2 meanings: 1. having an excessive interest in sex 2. (of books, magazines, etc) erotic, bawdy, or lewd.... Click for more definitions.
Salacious definition: lustful or lecherous.. See examples of SALACIOUS used in a sentence.
Define salacious. salacious synonyms, salacious pronunciation, salacious translation, English dictionary definition of salacious. adj. 1. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire: salacious reading material. 2. Characterized by or indicating sexual desire; lustful: a salacious wink....
Definition of salacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
