licentuous

comparative more licentuous · superlative most licentuous

1. misconstructionMisconstruction of licentious.

   The original character of Ahalyā as a licentuous woman has been mentioned by Vātsyāyāna in his Kåmasutra. Vātsyāyana refers to Ahalyā as the active actress in the scene of adultery with Indra.

   1988, Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta et al., Sraddhānjali, Studies in Ancient Indian History: D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume

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   [It] is then as […] quent, quynt, gequent, gequynt, worn out, lifeless, consumptive, the past part. of quenen, quynen, and not as Johnson supposed a licentuous use of the above explained quaint, […]

   1840, John Bellenden Ker, An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes: Supplement, page 137

   […] as the distinctive mark of a Christian king, still exercises its temporary authority; but 'licentuous wickedness' — the adjective is noteworthy — and 'the filthy and contagious clouds' of 'heady murder' threaten to break out at any moment.

   1940, Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review, page 362