lecherous

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• UK: /ˈlɛtʃ.ə.ɹəs/
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• US: /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.ɚ.əs/
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• CMU ARPABET: L EH1 CH ER0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: əxlaqsız — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Azerbaijani: pozğun — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Azerbaijani: şəhvətpərəst — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Azerbaijani: yava — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Azerbaijani: azğın — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Bulgarian: развратен (razvraten) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Cebuano: uwagan — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Chinese Cantonese: 鹹濕 /咸湿 (haam4 sap1) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Czech: chlípný — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Czech: vilný — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Danish: liderlig — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Danish: lysten — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Danish: kåd — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Dutch: wellustig — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Finnish: irstas — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Finnish: rietas — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• French: lubrique — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Galician: bagaxa — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Galician: burdallo — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Galician: godalleiro — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Galician: lúbrico — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Galician: luxurioso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• German: lüstern — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Greek: λάγνος (lágnos) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Greek: ασελγής (aselgís) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Ancient Greek: λάγνος (lágnos) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Ancient Greek: μάχλος (mákhlos) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Hungarian: züllött — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Icelandic: lostafullur — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Icelandic: kynósa — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: lascivo — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: libidinoso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: lussurioso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: libertino — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: licenzioso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Italian: mandrillo — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Latin: salax — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Latin: cupidus — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Latin: libīdinōsus — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Occitan: gorrin — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Occitan: libertin — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Portuguese: lascivo — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Portuguese: libidinoso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Russian: развра́тный (razvrátnyj) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Russian: распу́тный (raspútnyj) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Russian: блудли́вый (bludlívyj) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Russian: похотли́вый (poxotlívyj) — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Spanish: libidinoso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Spanish: lascivo — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Spanish: licencioso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Spanish: libertino — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Spanish: lujurioso — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Swedish: liderlig — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Swedish: vällustig — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities
• Swedish: lysten — given to a lustful craving of sexual activities