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concupiscent

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–adjective

lustful or sensual.

eagerly desirous.

Origin:
1400–50; < L concupīscent- (s. of concupīscēns, prp. of concupīscere to conceive ardent desire for), equiv. to con- con- + cup- (s. of cupere to desire) + -īscent-, var. of -ēscent- -escent

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concupiscence (kənˈkjuːpɪsəns)

—n
	strong desire, esp sexual desire

[C14: from Church Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscere to covet ardently, from cupere to wish, desire]

con'cupiscent

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

concupiscent

mid-15c., from L. concupiscentem, prp. of concupiscere (see concupiscence).

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