Adjektiv

lasziv

lascivious, lewd, lustful

Er machte eine laszive Bemerkung.

He made a lascivious remark.

Ihr Tanz war sehr lasziv.

Her dance was very lascivious.

((sth. is)) lascivious sth. is lascivious Sein Lächeln war lasziv.

a lascivious ((glance)) a lascivious (glance) Sie warf ihm einen lasziven Blick zu.

Synonyms: lüstern (lustful), unzüchtig (lewd); Antonyms: keusch (chaste), anständig (decent)

Borrowed from Latin 'lascivus', which means 'playful, wanton, lustful'.

It looks and sounds almost identical to its English counterpart, 'lascivious', making it easy to remember.

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