Monday, June 14, 2010

Today's Word "lubricious"


Lubricious \loo-BRISH-us\ (adjective) - 1 : Lustful; lewd. 2 : Stimulating or appealing to sexual desire or imagination. 3 : Having a slippery or smooth quality.

"I was born to be a Turk and spend my days watching exquisite girls perform those lubricious oriental dances that are like the dreams of virtuous men..." -- Victor Hugo, 'Les Misérables'

Lubricious derives from Latin lubricus, "slippery, smooth."

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