licentiously

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Definition

Adverb: * In a manner lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct; characterized by disregard for rules or accepted standards of behavior. The word describes acting in a way that is sexually unrestrained, dissolute, or disregarding conventional morality.

Usage and Examples

The adverb "licentiously" modifies a verb to describe how an action is performed, specifically with moral abandon or sexual promiscuity. * The novel's characters lived licentiously, pursuing pleasure without thought for consequence. * He was accused of writing licentiously, filling his poems with scandalous and uninhibited themes. * The tabloid portrayed the star as behaving licentiously at the exclusive party.

Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use: While primarily describing sexual behavior, "licentiously" can be used more broadly to imply a general disregard for rules, limits, or propriety in other areas.
    • The director used the studio's budget licentiously, funding extravagant sets without approval.
Variants and Related Words
  • Licentious (adjective): The root adjective form.
    • licentious behavior
  • Licentiousness (noun): The state or quality of being licentious.
    • the licentiousness of the court
Synonyms
  • Promiscuously
  • Dissolutely
  • Debauchedly
  • Wantonly
  • Libertinely
Antonyms
  • Chastely
  • Virtuously
  • Morally
  • Properly
  • Temperately
Adverb
  1. in a licentious and promiscuous manner
    • this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously

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