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lecherous
[lech-er-uhs]
adjective
given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
erotically suggestive; inciting to lust.
lecherous photographs.
lecherous
/ ˈɛʃəə /
adjective
characterized by or inciting lechery
Other Word Forms
- lecherously adverb
- lecherousness noun
- unlecherous adjective
- unlecherously adverb
- unlecherousness noun
- ˈdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of lecherous1
Example Sentences
Orgon, a wealthy bourgeois who has taken a much younger second wife, signs over his soul to Tartuffe, a lecherous swindler who poses as a saint while pursuing a diabolical agenda.
As Salon's Amanda Marcotte has pointed out repeatedly, many evangelical Christians are devoted to Trump specifically because he’s a lecherous womanizer with a long history of apparent sexual misconduct:
A few months into the reprisal, however, the tenor of Lily’s — and therefore Vayntrub’s — reception abruptly veered from benign tolerance to lecherous malevolence.
But everything seems a bit off this year, beginning with the fact that the producers have forced Betsy to take on Archie Morris, the lecherous star of another popular cooking show, as co-host.
Her time alone with the rides, which she cleans and oils lovingly, is her refuge from bullying teens and her lecherous boss.
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