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Lubricious
[
loo-
brish
-
uh
s
]
Origin
lu·bri·cious
/
luˈbrɪʃ
əs
/
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[
loo-
brish
-
uh
s
]
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adjective
1.
arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
2.
lubricous.
Origin:
1575–85;
lubric
+
-ious
Related forms
lu·bri·cious·ly,
adverb
non·lu·bri·cious,
adjective
non·lu·bri·cious·ly,
adverb
non·lu·bri·cious·ness,
noun
un·lu·bri·cious,
adjective
Can be confused:
lubricious,
lubricous
.
Synonyms
1.
lascivious, libidinous, pornographic, obscene.
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World English Dictionary
lubricious
or
lubricous
(luːˈbrɪʃəs, ˈluːbrɪkəs)
—
adj
1.
formal
,
literary
or
lewd, lascivious
2.
rare
oily or slippery
[C16: from Latin
lūbricus
]
lubricous
or
lubricous
—
adj
[C16: from Latin
lūbricus
]
lubriciously
or
lubricous
—
adv
lubricously
or
lubricous
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
lubricious
1580s, from L. lubricus "to make slippery or smooth," from lubricus "slippery."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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