Meaning

1 senses
  1. Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

    lüstern

    развра́тныйrazvrátnyj, распу́тныйraspútnyj, блудли́выйbludlívyj

    given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is lecherous.

    ruТом распутный.

    deTom ist lüstern.

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  2. Tom is a lecherous old man.

    ruТом — старый развратник.

    deTom ist ein lüsterner alter Mann.

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  3. Lecherous men will accuse you of lying when you say she is your niece; and you can not prove the relationship.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
given to a lustful craving of sexual activities:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
given to a lustful craving of sexual activities:

Origin

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old Fren

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick.

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Forms

more lecherous, most lecherous
Comparativemore lecherous Lesson
Superlativemost lecherous Lesson

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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