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lecherous

English

Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekk?n (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likk?n? (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley??- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher +? -ous. More at lick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?t????s/

Adjective

lecherous (comparative more lecherous, superlative most lecherous)

  1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Derived terms

  • lecherously
  • lecherousness

Translations

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brutish

English

Etymology

From brute +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?u?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -u?t??

Adjective

brutish (comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish)

  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute
  2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brutish.

Translations

Further reading

  • brutish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • brutish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • brutish at OneLook Dictionary Search

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