Meaning

2 senses
  1. Smooth and glassy; slippery.

    having a smooth or slippery quality

  2. (figuratively)Lewd, lascivious, obscene, wanton, salacious or lecherous.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.

Learned borrowing from Latin lūbricus (“slippery”). Doublet of lubricous.

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Forms

more lubricious, most lubricious
Comparativemore lubricious Lesson
Superlativemost lubricious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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