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or lubricous
as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
played a lubricious soap opera character who was in multiple relationships
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Recent Examples of lubricious
The sensational engine gathers the car's haunches to spew you onto the following straights in great, lubricious spendings of energy.
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Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022
For all of Sabbath’s lubricious opportunism, Drenka is his one love.
—The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
Born in Louisiana, Silver arrives with every noir mystery woman’s attendant clichés: a lubricious walk, a wad of cash in the bosom of her complicated lingerie, a languorous way of lighting cigarettes — and a gun.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Some of it is merely lubricious; some of it verges on the profound.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Some of it is merely lubricious
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Between the administration's budget, and its lubricious impulse to monetize everything, if the glaciers disappear, the naming rights to Exxon-Mobil National Park and Energy Terminal will bring in millions.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 May 2017
Spoiler alert: The lubricious details are absent from the narrative flow.
—Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022
For all of Sabbath’s lubricious opportunism, Drenka is his one love.
—The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
Born in Louisiana, Silver arrives with every noir mystery woman’s attendant clichés: a lubricious walk, a wad of cash in the bosom of her complicated lingerie, a languorous way of lighting cigarettes — and a gun.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 May 2018
Some of it is merely lubricious; some of it verges on the profound.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Some of it is merely lubricious
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
Between the administration's budget, and its lubricious impulse to monetize everything, if the glaciers disappear, the naming rights to Exxon-Mobil National Park and Energy Terminal will bring in millions.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 24 May 2017
Spoiler alert: The lubricious details are absent from the narrative flow.
—Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lubricious
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Like her older sisters, Hunter is passionate about cheer and tumbling.Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The winery blends tradition with passionate winemaking.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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During this hot summer in rural Ireland, in a reprieve from her dysfunctional family home, the girl learns care and warmth like she’s never experienced before.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Research shows wildfires have grown more intense in recent decades, fueled by wildfire weather (hot, dry conditions plus wind) that’s become more frequent — especially in California.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 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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That said, Beatty’s portrayal of the harried, discursive, libidinous George is irresistible even without context, as is the performance given by a young Goldie Hawn, who illuminates every frame—and perfectly counteracts Beatty—with blonde California light, and a heart-melting, downy innocence.Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Lubricious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lubricious. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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