Salacious - English meaning

verb

Evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).

Usage examples:

Something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions

verb

Present participle of arouse

Usage examples:

It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest., our suspicions were first aroused when we heard…

adjective

Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.

Usage examples:

Brothers and sisters should avoid one another in public and refrain from telling bawdy jokes or mak…

noun

Humorously indecent talk or writing.

Usage examples:

His wonderful wit greatly delighted contemporary readers, most of whom were not worried by bawdy, t…

adjective

Containing humorous remarks about sex

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Bawdy humour/songs

adjective

Rough or harsh in texture.

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A coarse woollen cloth

adjective

Rough and not smooth or soft

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Coarse hair, coarse linen shirts, now and then coarse laughter broke out., our recipe calls for coa…

verb

Cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

Usage examples:

There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

adjective

Having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.

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Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

adjective

(of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations.

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A progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

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Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

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A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

Covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Usage examples:

A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb

Used for emphasis.

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A dirty great slab of stone

verb

Make dirty.

Usage examples:

She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

adjective

Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil.

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An earthy smell

adjective

Enjoying and being honest or clear about things connected to life, such as the body and emotions

Usage examples:

Some readers may not like his earthy humor., the cabin has an earthy smell.

adjective

Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.

Usage examples:

Her book of erotic fantasies

adjective

Disgustingly dirty.

Usage examples:

A filthy hospital with no sanitation

adverb

To an extreme extent.

Usage examples:

He has become filthy rich

adjective

Extremely dirty

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Trucks poured out clouds of filthy, black smoke., there were beggars in the streets and filth every…

adjective

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.

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Gross human rights abuses

adverb

Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.

Usage examples:

If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.

Usage examples:

The film went on to gross $8 million

adjective

Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.

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The improper use of public funds

adjective

Being against a law or a rule; dishonest or illegal

Usage examples:

The treasurer denied accepting any improper payments., an improper choice of words, if handled impr…

adjective

Dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law

Usage examples:

The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers., imprope…

adjective

Not conforming with generally accepted standards of behaviour, especially in relation to sexual matters.

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Indecent acts

adjective

Morally offensive, esp. in a sexual way

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Indecent language is not allowed on the radio between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., [ u ] the network receive…

adjective

Having or showing a lack of sensitive understanding or tact.

Usage examples:

Forgive me asking an indelicate question, but how are you off for money?

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

Usage examples:

She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.

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Obscene jokes

adjective

Offensive, rude, or disgusting according to accepted moral standards

adjective

Constituting or resembling pornography; obscene.

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Pornographic images

adjective

Referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.

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A ribald comment

adjective

Ribald language refers to sex in a rude but humorous way

Usage examples:

He entertained us with ribald stories.

adjective

Slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

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His risqué humour

adjective

Slightly shocking, usually because of being connected with sex

adjective

Sexually attractive or exciting.

Usage examples:

Sexy french underwear

adjective

(of talk, writing, or pictures) obscene or lascivious.

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Smutty jokes

adjective

Related to or containing smut

Usage examples:

I was really embarrassed by his smutty jokes.

adjective

Tending to suggest an idea.

Usage examples:

There were various suggestive pieces of evidence

adjective

Causing you to think about something

Usage examples:

They said they had no intention of hiding the facts, but their behavior was suggestive of the oppos…

adjective

Arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious.

Usage examples:

She let slip titillating details about her clients

verb

Arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words.

Usage examples:

The press are paid to titillate the public

adjective

Lacking sophistication or good taste.

Usage examples:

A vulgar check suit