as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
most of the male patrons at the bar appeared to be lecherous conventioneers looking for some action
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Recent Examples of lecherous
The dry wit and lecherous sleaze of Cocker’s lyrics works surprisingly well over more abrasive backing, and Further Complications is the best album he’s made since This Is Hardcore.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 May 2024
Instead, the result is closer to frisky European art films by Bernardo Bertolucci, François Ozon and Abdellatif Kechiche, so focused is the movie on butts, baskets and various other body parts — less lecherous than sensual as presented here.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But after falling prey to one too many lecherous interactions, including with her incel stepbrother Brad (Will Connolly), Dawn’s feminine rage takes over and she transitions from cherubic church leader to murderous siren.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Verdi raises the musical stakes as Rigoletto, surrounded by the lecherous Duke and the violent Sparafucile, tries to keep his daughter Gilda safe — creating, says Brancoveanu, a level of intensity that makes this one of Verdi’s most gripping dramatic works.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 May 2024
Instead, the result is closer to frisky European art films by Bernardo Bertolucci, François Ozon and Abdellatif Kechiche, so focused is the movie on butts, baskets and various other body parts — less lecherous than sensual as presented here.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
But after falling prey to one too many lecherous interactions, including with her incel stepbrother Brad (Will Connolly), Dawn’s feminine rage takes over and she transitions from cherubic church leader to murderous siren.
—Brittani Samuel, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Verdi raises the musical stakes as Rigoletto, surrounded by the lecherous Duke and the violent Sparafucile, tries to keep his daughter Gilda safe — creating, says Brancoveanu, a level of intensity that makes this one of Verdi’s most gripping dramatic works.
—Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecherous
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Montessori was passionate about education from a young age.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Yamada focuses her work on culture, identity and politics, and is passionate about using her lens to connect with people, share their stories and make a meaningful impact in their communities.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Offering hot drinks and a lounge with sofas, as well as booths for injections, the Safer Drug Consumption Facility is the first of its kind in Britain and follows similar initiatives in other cities around the world, including New York.Stephen Castle, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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These hot, dry, east-to-west winds caused by a high-pressure system are typical of the Santa Ana winds, which can afflict Southern California more than a dozen times per year.Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Joining Thomas’s ensuing battle to save his wife from the lustful Orlok’s trance is Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe).David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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He was charged with seven counts of lewd and lascivious molestation against a child between 12 and 16 years old, three counts of offenses against students by authority figures, and three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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The goal of Troye and Charli’s austere, loud, lascivious evening is to take the sweet abandon of the club and scale it up to the arena.Jeremy D. Larson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2024
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This time around, even critics were convinced, joining in with libidinous fans to praise the blood-sucking second season, which was recently nominated for two Critics Choice Awards after being largely snubbed by voting bodies last year.Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Whereas The Swimming-Pool Library transpires over one London summer — the last licentious gasp before AIDS— and The Line of Beauty spans the Thatcher era, Hollinghurst has lately been expanding his temporal horizons.Sam Worley, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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Woodhull’s inability to counter the caricature of her as evil and licentious doomed her campaign.Allison Lange / Made by History, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Lecherous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecherous. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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