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- 1. having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters: "salacious stories" Similar
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salacious. adjective. disapproving uk / səˈleɪ.ʃəs / us / səˈleɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. causing or showing a strong interest in sexual matters: a salacious book / joke / comment. Synonym. prurient formal disapproving. (Definition of salacious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of SALACIOUS is arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination. How to use salacious in a sentence.
Something salacious is full of juicy details — but they're the kind of raunchy, lusty, dirty details you probably don't want to hear. Implying a certain kind of moral looseness, salacious is often used to describe nasty gossip, obscene reports and steamy tales.
If you describe something such as a book or joke as salacious, you think that it deals with sexual matters in an unnecessarily detailed way. The newspapers once again filled their columns with salacious details.
Salacious definition: lustful or lecherous.. See examples of SALACIOUS used in a sentence.
SALACIOUS meaning: 1. causing or showing a strong interest in sexual matters: 2. causing or showing a strong interest…. Learn more.
Define salacious. salacious synonyms, salacious pronunciation, salacious translation, English dictionary definition of salacious. adj. 1. Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire: salacious reading material. 2. Characterized by or indicating sexual desire; lustful: a salacious wink....
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Origin of salacious 1 1635–45; < Latin salāci- (stem of salāx ) lustful (derivative of salīre to jump, move spasmodically, spurt; salient , saltation ) + -ous Discover More
Definition of salacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.