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licentious

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /laɪˈsɛn.ʃəs/

adj

Etymology: From Latin licentiōsus, from licentia (“license, freedom”).

  1. Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.

    His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.

  2. Disregarding accepted rules.