lubricious

[ loo-brish-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.

Origin of lubricious

1
First recorded in 1575–85; lubric + -ious

Other words for lubricious

Other words from lubricious

  • 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

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How to use lubricious in a sentence

  • Easy to forget now, in the lubricious wake of novels such as “Couples,” that this posture is where he started calling from.

    The Literary Gentleman | John Freeman | January 30, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He turned back to Ugolini to see the little cardinal was also, with a lubricious smile, watching Sophia.

British Dictionary definitions for lubricious

lubricious

lubricous (ˈluːbrɪkəs)

/ (luːˈbrɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. formal, or literary lewd, lascivious

  2. rare oily or slippery

Origin of lubricious

1
C16: from Latin lūbricus

Derived forms of lubricious

  • lubriciously or lubricously, adverb

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