lascivious

Etymology

From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).

adj

  1. Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.
    Increasing numbers of English-speaking tourists have made a point of stopping in to snap pictures of themselves by the signpost at the entrance to the village, sometimes striking lascivious poses for social media. November 26 2020, Philip Oltermann in Berlin, “Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name”, in The Guardian

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