ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Salacious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Salacious is an adjective meaning Promoting sexual desire or lust.

Meaning

Promoting sexual desire or lust.

More Meanings

  1. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

Example Sentences

salacious gossip
utterly salacious
salacious details
He was arrested for distributing salacious material.

Synonyms for salacious

Depending on context, synonyms include ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious, obscene, prurient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prurient, lewd, lustful, sexy, obscene, dirty.

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