(adj) suggestive of or tending to moral looseness, Syn. salacious, raunchy, obscene, Example:lewd whisperings of a dirty old man; an indecent gesture; obscene telephone calls; salacious limericks
(adj) characterized by lust, Syn. prurient, lustful, salacious, Example: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
n. [ L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping, lustful, fr. salire to leap. See Salient. ] Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Sa*la"cious*ly, adv. -- Sa*la"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]