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lech⋅er⋅ous

  [lech-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
2. erotically suggestive; inciting to lust: lecherous photographs.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME < MF lechereus. See lecher, -ous

Related forms:
lech⋅er⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
lech⋅er⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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lech·er·ous   (lěch'ər-əs)   
adj.  Given to, characterized by, or eliciting lechery.
lech'er·ous·ly adv., lech'er·ous·ness n.
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Lecherous

Lech"er*ous\, a. Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; lustful; also, lust-provoking. "A lecherous thing is wine." --Chaucer. -- Lech"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Lech"er*ous*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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