Added 10 October 2026
lecherous
/ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/ adjective
In Latin: salax, cupidus, libīdinōsus Wiktionary
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- Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
Origin
From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick.
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