licentious

adjective

/laɪˈsen.ʃəs/ formal disapproving

Definition

› (especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable wayRelating to sex and sexual desireRude and cheeky licentiously

/-li/ adverb licentiousness

/-nəs/ noun [U]

(Definition of licentious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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