lubricious (redirected from lubriciously)

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.

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

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lu·bricious·ly adv.

lu·bricious·ness n.

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lubricious [luːˈbrɪʃəs], lubricous [ˈluːbrɪkəs]

adj

1. Formal or literary lewd, lascivious

2. Rare oily or slippery

[from Latin lūbricus]

lubriciously , lubricously adv

Thesaurus

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" lustful, prurient, salacious 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