salacious

/sə'leiʃəs/
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salacious

A man was fired for telling salacious jokes at work.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by or arousing an excessive or offensive interest in sexual matters: "salacious" describes something that is indecent, lewd, or lustful, often in a way intended to stimulate improper sexual interest.
    • Obscene or bawdy: It can refer to material, language, or behavior that is crudely or offensively sexual.
Usage

The word "salacious" is used to describe content, speech, or behavior that is explicitly and improperly focused on sex. It carries a strong negative connotation of vulgarity and moral offensiveness. It is often applied to gossip, stories, jokes, or media.

Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The tabloid published salacious details about the celebrity's private life.
    • He was known for telling salacious jokes at inappropriate times.
    • The novel was banned for its salacious content.
Advanced Usage
  • "Salacious gossip": Rumors or talk that are sexually suggestive and scandalous.
    • The office was buzzing with salacious gossip about the manager's affair.
  • "Salacious interest": An unwholesome or prurient curiosity about sexual matters.
    • The reporter showed a salacious interest in the scandal.
Variants and Related Words
  • Salaciously (adverb): In a salacious manner.
    • The story was salaciously detailed.
  • Salaciousness (noun): The quality of being salacious.
    • The salaciousness of the article shocked readers.
Synonyms
  • Lewd: Crude and offensive in a sexual way.
  • Prurient: Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
  • Lascivious: Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire.
  • Bawdy: Humorously or coarsely indecent.
  • Obscene: Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency, especially in sexual matters.
Antonyms
  • Chaste: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse; not involving any sexual activity.
  • Decent: Conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior.
  • Pure: Free of any contamination or moral corruption.
Idioms and Phrases
  • While "salacious" itself is not commonly the center of a specific idiom, it frequently appears in fixed collocations like "salacious details," "salacious rumors," or "salacious material."
salacious

A man was fired for telling salacious jokes at work.

Adjective
  1. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
    • lewd whisperings of a dirty old man
    • an indecent gesture
    • obscene telephone calls
    • salacious limericks
  2. characterized by lust
    • eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer
    • her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature
    • prurient literature
    • prurient thoughts
    • a salacious rooster of a little man

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