LASCIV'IOUS, a. L. lascivus, from laxus, laxo, to relax, to loosen.
1. Loose wanton lewd lustful as lascivious men lascivious desires lascivious eyes.
2. Soft wanton luxurious.
He capers numbly in a lady's chamber, to the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
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