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lubricious

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lu·bri·cious  (l-brshs) also lu·bri·cous (lbr-ks)
adj.
1. Having a slippery or smooth quality.
2. Shifty or tricky.
3.
a. Lewd; wanton.
b. Sexually stimulating; salacious.

[Alteration of lubricous, from Latin lbricus, slippery; see sleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

lu·bricious·ly adv.
lu·bricious·ness n.

lubricious [luːˈbrɪʃəs], lubricous [ˈluːbrɪkəs]
adj
1. Formal or literary lewd, lascivious
2. Rare oily or slippery
[from Latin lūbricus]
lubriciously , lubricously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lubricious - having a smooth or slippery quality; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"
slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"
2.lubricious - characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
Translations
lubricious [luːˈbrɪʃəs] ADJ (frm or liter) (= lewd) → lascivo


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