Definition of SALACIOUS

salacious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by lust
    • "a salacious rooster of a little man"
  • suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
    • "salacious limericks"

Adj

  • Promoting sexual desire or lust.
  • Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

Origin / Etymology

Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.

Scrabble Score: 11

salacious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
salacious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
salacious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

salacious is a valid Words With Friends word