salaciously
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner expressing or causing excessive or offensive sexual desire: The word "salaciously" describes an action done with lewd intent or in a way that is indecently provocative.
- In a manner characterized by lustfulness: It indicates doing something in a way that is overtly and improperly focused on sexual matters.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The tabloid reported the scandal salaciously, focusing on every intimate detail.
- He winked salaciously, making everyone in the room uncomfortable.
- The novel was criticized for describing the scenes too salaciously.
Advanced Usage
- Used to modify verbs of communication or expression: Often describes how stories are told, looks are given, or material is written/presented with an undue emphasis on sexual content.
- The commentator described the celebrity's outfit salaciously, rather than commenting on her professional achievements.
Variants and Related Words
- Salacious (adjective): Having or conveying undue or offensive interest in sexual matters.
- The salacious gossip spread quickly through the office.
- Salaciousness (noun): The quality of being salacious.
- The salaciousness of the article was widely condemned.
Synonyms
- Lewdly: In a crude and offensive sexual way.
- Lasciviously: In a driven or motivated by lustful desire.
- Lustfully: With intense or uncontrolled sexual desire.
- Pruriently: With an excessive interest in sexual matters.
Antonyms
- Chastely: In a pure, modest, or virtuous manner.
- Decently: In a conforming to accepted standards of morality or respectability.
- Modestly: In an unassuming or humble manner; without drawing undue attention, especially of a sexual nature.
Related Phrases/Idioms
(While "salaciously" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, it is used in descriptive phrases.) - To leer salaciously: To look at someone in a lecherous, unpleasant way. - The stranger leered salaciously from across the bar. - To detail something salaciously: To describe an event with excessive and inappropriate focus on sexual elements. - The biography was accused of detailing the subject's private life salaciously.
Adverb
- in a lascivious manner