Pronunciations (2)
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/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
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səˈleɪ.ʃəs
Adjective
Promoting sexual desire or lust.
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utterly salacious
Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
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salacious gossip
salacious details
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The newspaper published a salacious story about the scandal.
He was arrested for distributing salacious material.
Adjective
characterized by lust
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eluding lubricious embraces
prurient literature
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prurient thoughts
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
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lewd pictures
obscene telephone calls
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salacious limericks