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Webster 1913 Edition
Licentious
1.
Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive;
as, a
. licentious
pressA wit that no
licentious
pertness knows. Savage.
2.
Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral; dissolute; lewd; lascivious;
“Licentious wickedness.” as, a
licentious
man; a licentious
life. Shak.
Syn. – Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous; ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose; sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral.
– Li-cen′tious-ly
, adv.
Li-cen′tious-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Licentious
LICEN'TIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Using license; indulging freedom to excess; unrestrained by law or morality; loose; dissolute; as a licentious man.2.
Exceeding the limits of law or propriety; wanton; unrestrained; as licentious desires. Licentious thoughts precede licentious conduct.Definition 2024
licentious
licentious
English
Adjective
licentious (comparative more licentious, superlative most licentious)
- Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct.
- Disregarding accepted rules.
Derived terms
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Translations
lacking restraint, particularly in sexual conduct
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disregard for accepted rules
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