lascivient

English

Etymology

From Latin lasciviens, pr. of lascivire (to be wanton), from lascivus. See lascivious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈsɪviənt/

Adjective

lascivient (comparative more lascivient, superlative most lascivient)

  1. (obsolete) lascivious
    • 1659, Henry More, The Immortality of the Soul, so Farre Forth as It is Demonstrable from the Knowledge of Nature and the Light of Reason, London: [] J[ames] Flesher, for William Morden [], →OCLC:
      lascivient cruelty

Derived terms

  • lascivience

References

Latin

Verb

lascīvient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of lascīviō
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