lubricious

C2 Topic:Describing People
US /luˈbɹɪʃəs/
adj Freq #265834

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    characterized by lust

    We eluded the lubricious embraces of our employer.

  2. 2
    adj

    having a smooth or slippery quality

    The skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · characterized by lust salacious
Word family
Derived forms lubriciouslylubriciousness
Related forms lubricantlubricatelubricous

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.

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