salacious
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/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/
Definition of salacious
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Promoting sexual desire or lust.
“utterly salacious”
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adj
-
Promoting sexual desire or lust.
“utterly salacious”
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Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.
“salacious gossip”
“salacious details”
“The newspaper published a salacious story about the scandal.”
“He was arrested for distributing salacious material.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.
Words you can make from salacious
134 playable · top: ASOCIALS (10 pts)
Best play asocials 10 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
37 words- ACAIS 7 pts
- ASCUS 7 pts
- AULIC 7 pts
- CALOS 7 pts
- CASAS 7 pts
- CASUS 7 pts
- CAULS 7 pts
- CLASS 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- COALS 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COLAS 7 pts
- CUSSO 7 pts
- LAICS 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOCUS 7 pts
- OCULI 7 pts
- SALIC 7 pts
- SOCAS 7 pts
- SULCI 7 pts
- ALIAS 5 pts
- ASSAI 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LASSO 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- OASIS 5 pts
- OSSIA 5 pts
- SAILS 5 pts
- SALSA 5 pts
- SAULS 5 pts
- SIALS 5 pts
- SILOS 5 pts
- SISAL 5 pts
- SOILS 5 pts
- SOLAS 5 pts
- SOLUS 5 pts
- SOULS 5 pts
4-letter words
42 words- ACAI 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CALO 6 pts
- CALS 6 pts
- CASA 6 pts
- CAUL 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
- COAL 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COLA 6 pts
- COLS 6 pts
- COSS 6 pts
- CUSS 6 pts
- LACS 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LOCA 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCS 6 pts
- OCAS 6 pts
- SACS 6 pts
- SICS 6 pts
- SOCA 6 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SAUL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLA 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
- SOUL 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
3-letter words
27 words2-letter words
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