las·civ·i·ous

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• las|civ´i|ous|ly — las|civ|i|ous «luh SIHV ee uhs», adjective. 1. inclined to or feeling lust: »a lascivious person. 2. showing lust; lewd; wanton: »He on Eve began to cast lascivious eyes (Milton). 3. causing lust or wantonness: »He capers nimbly in a lady s… …   Useful english dictionary

• las|civ|i|ous — «luh SIHV ee uhs», adjective. 1. inclined to or feeling lust: »a lascivious person. 2. showing lust; lewd; wanton: »He on Eve began to cast lascivious eyes (Milton). 3. causing lust or wantonness: »He capers nimbly in a lady s chamber To the… …   Useful english dictionary

• las|civ´i|ous|ness — las|civ|i|ous «luh SIHV ee uhs», adjective. 1. inclined to or feeling lust: »a lascivious person. 2. showing lust; lewd; wanton: »He on Eve began to cast lascivious eyes (Milton). 3. causing lust or wantonness: »He capers nimbly in a lady s… …   Useful english dictionary

• civ — civ; civ·et; civ·e·tone; civ·ic; civ·i·cal·ly; civ·i·cism; civ·i·cize; civ·ics; civ·il; civ·i·lise; civ·i·list; civ·i·liz·a·ble; civ·i·li·za·tion; civ·i·li·za·tion·al; civ·i·liz·a·to·ry; civ·i·lize; civ·i·liz·ee; civ·i·liz·er; civ·il·ly; civ·ism; …   English syllables

• las — las·sa; las·si; Si·las·tic; tha·las·so·therapy; at·las; cyc·las; las·so; pe·las·gi·an; scho·las·tic; tha·las·si·nid; bo·las; cer·ve·las; cut·las; las·civ·i·ous·ly; las·civ·i·ous·ness; me·las·mic; me·las·to·ma·ceous; me·las·to·mad; mo·las·sied;… …   English syllables

• lascivious — las·civ·i·ous …   English syllables

• lasciviously — las·civ·i·ous·ly …   English syllables

• lascivious — las|civ|i|ous [ lə sıviəs ] adjective sexually interested or active in an unpleasant and UNWELCOME way ╾ las|civ|i|ous|ly adverb ╾ las|civ|i|ous|ness noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lascivious — las•civ•i•ous [[t]ləˈsɪv i əs[/t]] adj. 1) inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd 2) arousing sexual desire 3) indicating sexual interest or expressive of lust or lewdness • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L lascīvi(a) playfulness, wantonness… …   From formal English to slang

• lascivious — las|civ|i|ous [ləˈsıviəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: lasciviosus, from Latin lascivus] showing strong sexual desire, or making someone feel this way ▪ a lascivious wink >lasciviously adv >lasciviousness n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English