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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

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lechery

English

Etymology

From Old French and Anglo-Norman lecherie. See lecher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?t?.??.i/

Noun

lechery (countable and uncountable, plural lecheries)

  1. Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.

Synonyms

  • lewdness

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • cheerly

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