Etymology

salacious

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Today it means: Promoting sexual desire or lust. Full definition →

Latin salāx, salācis
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  1. Latin · derived fromsalāx, salācis“provocative, lustful”
  2. English todaysalacious

Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious, ultimately from saliō + -acious.

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