lasciviously
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner expressing or producing sexual desire: The word describes acting or behaving in a way that shows overt or excessive interest in sexual matters.
- Lewdly, lustfully: It conveys a sense of being driven by or exhibiting crude or offensive sexual appetite.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- He winked lasciviously at the stranger across the bar. (He winked in a manner intended to convey sexual interest.)
- The villain in the story grinned lasciviously before revealing his plan. (The villain grinned in a lewd and unpleasant way.)
- She was accused of dancing lasciviously in the music video. (She was accused of dancing in an overtly sexual and provocative manner.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to modify actions of looking, smiling, or speaking: Often describes non-verbal communication that suggests sexual intent.
- The character leered lasciviously, making everyone uncomfortable.
- Implies a lack of restraint or propriety: The adverb often carries a negative connotation of being inappropriate or offensive.
- The comments were made lasciviously and were deemed completely unprofessional.
Variants and Related Words
- Lascivious (adjective): Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
- He was fired for making lascivious comments.
- Lasciviousness (noun): The quality or state of being lascivious.
- The poem was criticized for its sheer lasciviousness.
Synonyms
- Lewdly: In a crude and offensive sexual way.
- Lustfully: With intense or unrestrained sexual desire.
- Salaciously: In a manner that emphasizes sexual or sensational material.
- Wantonly: In a sexually unrestrained or promiscuous manner (archaic in this sense).
Antonyms
- Chastely: In a virtuous and pure manner, abstaining from sexual activity.
- Modestly: In a way that is unassuming or decent, not drawing sexual attention.
- Demurely: In a reserved, modest, and shy manner.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To look/leer/gaze lasciviously: A common collocation describing a specific way of looking at someone with sexual hunger.
- The guard gazed lasciviously at the prisoners, asserting his dominance in a vile way.
- A lascivious grin/smile: A fixed descriptive phrase for a smile that conveys lewd intent.
- His lascivious grin made her skin crawl.