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/laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/ · adjective
Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled..
His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.
Use licentious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Licentious means Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled..
Common synonyms include unchaste.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.
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