adj
Meaning 1
Smooth and glassy; slippery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lubricious
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /luˈbɹɪʃəs/
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CMU ARPABET: L UW0 B R IH1 SH AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Lewd, lascivious, obscene, wanton, salacious or lecherous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characterized by lust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lustful, prurient, salacious
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having a smooth or slippery quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: хлъзгав (hlǎzgav) — smooth and glassy; slippery
- Bulgarian: плъзгав (plǎzgav) — smooth and glassy; slippery