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licentious

🇬🇧 UK/lai'senʃәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Behaving without moral or sexual restraint; dissolute and unprincipled

放荡的,淫乱的,不守法的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
licallowed, permitted, lawful
+
enticonnector
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=licentious

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His licentious behavior scandalized the entire community.

  • 2.

    The novel described the licentious lifestyle of aristocrats.

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