Thursday, February 5, 2015

Word of the Week: Salacious

Time for another new word!

Word: salacious

How you say it: [suh-ley-shuhs]

What it is: adjective

What it means: 1.) lustful or lecherous. 2.) (when said of writings, pictures, etc.) obscene; grossly indecent.  (Definition courtesy of Dictionary.com)

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Anyone who desires to be a role model should not display any salacious behavior.

Billy was suspended for a week when he brought a salacious magazine to school.

Everything being produced by Hollywood these days seems salacious in one way or another.

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