Definition of Lascevious

Definition of Lascevious

Las*civ"i*ous (-ŭs), a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. la`stauros lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.] 1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious desires. Milton.

2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.

He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.

Shak.

-- Las*civ"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Las*civ"i*ous*ness, n.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

wanton; lewd; driven by lust; lustful

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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