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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)
- Promoting sexual desire or lust.
- Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
Synonyms
- ardent, hot, dirty, lubricious
Derived terms
- salaciously
- salaciousness
Related terms
- salacity
Translations
Anagrams
- isocausal
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sleazy
English
Etymology
Origin obscure. Possibly a corruption of Silesia, through a word meaning “Silesian cloth”. Silesia used to be the most important location of Germany’s weaving industry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sli?.zi/
- Rhymes: -i?zi
Adjective
sleazy (comparative sleazier, superlative sleaziest)
- Marked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:low-quality
- Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
- Synonym: skeezy
- Untrustworthy.
- Synonyms: unreliable, questionable, sketchy, shady, slimy
- (dated, of fabric) Thin and flimsy.
Derived terms
- sleaze
- sleazebag
- sleaziness
Usage notes
The following example shows the first three senses in a single sentence:
Sleazy John may be interpreted as untrustworthy, perverted or both in this case.
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