Hypertext Webster Gateway: "libidinous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Libidinous \Li*bid"i*nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. [L. libidinosus, fr.
libido, libidinis, pleasure, desire, lust, fr. libet, lubet,
it pleases: cf. F. libidineux. See {Lief}.]
Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual;
lascivious. -- {Li*bid"i*nous*ly}, adv. --
{Li*bid"i*nous*ness}, n.

Syn: Lewd; lustful; lascivious; unchaste; impure; sensual;
licentious; lecherous; salacious.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

libidinous
adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful
desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lascivious}, {lewd},
{lustful}]


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