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salacious

English

Etymology

Derived from Latin sal?x, sal?cis (provocative, lustful) +? -ious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s??le?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

salacious (comparative more salacious, superlative most salacious)

  1. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  2. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

Synonyms

  • ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious

Derived terms

  • salaciously
  • salaciousness

Related terms

  • salacity

Translations

Anagrams

  • isocausal

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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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