lecherous
Given to excessive sexual activity and debaucheryGiven to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
» Tom is lecherous.
Tom ist lüstern.
Том распутный.
Том распутник.
Meaning
1 sensesGiven to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
lüstern
развра́тныйrazvrátnyj, распу́тныйraspútnyj, блудли́выйbludlívyj
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
Examples
3 sentencesTom is lecherous.
ruТом распутный.
deTom ist lüstern.
Tom is a lecherous old man.
ruТом — старый развратник.
deTom ist ein lüsterner alter Mann.
Lecherous men will accuse you of lying when you say she is your niece; and you can not prove the relationship.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old FrenFrom 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| Comparative | more lecherous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most lecherous Lesson |
regular
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form