licentious
sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
going beyond customary or proper bounds or limits; disregarding rules.
Origin of licentious
1Other words for licentious
Opposites for licentious
Other words from licentious
- li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
- li·cen·tious·ness, noun
- non·li·cen·tious, adjective
- non·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
- o·ver·li·cen·tious, adjective
- o·ver·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
- un·li·cen·tious, adjective
- un·li·cen·tious·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with licentious
- lascivious, licentious
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How to use licentious in a sentence
He was not well dressed; he carried the suggestion that he might have lived where man is licentiously free.
A Yankee from the West | Opie ReadHence, they began to live even more licentiously, and in the greatest security to despise all threats.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II | Martin LutherIf there were only one religion in the world, it would be haughtily and licentiously despotic.
No, it would be ambiguous, as though I had used it licentiously for “daringly,” and that would cloak the sense.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonBut shall I on this account run riot and write licentiously?
The Works of Horace | Horace
British Dictionary definitions for licentious
/ (laɪˈsɛnʃəs) /
sexually unrestrained or promiscuous
rare showing disregard for convention
Origin of licentious
1Derived forms of licentious
- licentiously, adverb
- licentiousness, noun
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