licentious
adjective
[ lʌɪˈsɛnʃəs ]
• promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
• "the ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour"
Similar:
dissolute,
dissipated,
debauched,
degenerate,
salacious,
immoral,
wanton,
decadent,
depraved,
profligate,
impure,
sinful,
wicked,
corrupt,
indecent,
libertine,
lustful,
lecherous,
lascivious,
libidinous,
prurient,
lubricious,
lewd,
promiscuous,
unchaste,
carnal,
fleshly,
intemperate,
abandoned,
ribald,
risqué,
smutty,
dirty,
filthy,
coarse,
perverted,
horny,
raunchy,
naughty,
pervy,
randy,
concupiscent,
lickerish,
• disregarding accepted conventions, especially in grammar or literary style.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin licentiosus, from licentia ‘freedom’.
