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lecherously

/ˈɫɛtʃɝəsli/ adv

In a lecherous manner; characteristic of a lecher.

Word Origin From Old French lechier 'to lick' — so lecherous originally suggested someone who licks their lips in lustful anticipation. The word lecher (a lustful person) and lechery (lustfulness) come from the same root. The PIE root *leigh- 'to lick' also gives us lick and even lecherous, a great example of how a physical action became a moral description.

adv In a lecherous manner; characteristic of a lecher.

He lecherously eyed the women at the bar, making them feel uncomfortable.

(副词) 好色地；淫荡地

他好色地打量着酒吧里的女性，让她们感到不适。

(adverbio) lascivamente; lujuriosamente; con lujuria; libidinosamente [De manera lasciva; característico de un libertino.]

Él miraba lascivamente a las mujeres en el bar, haciéndolas sentir incómodas.

(adverbe) lubriquement; de manière lubrique; avec lubricité; paillardement [De manière lubrique, avec un désir sexuel grossier et déplacé.]

Il reluquait les femmes au bar de façon lubrique, ce qui les mettait mal à l'aise.

(Adverb) lüstern; geil; anzüglich [auf eine Weise, die durch lüsterne oder unangemessen begehrliche Blicke oder Handlungen gekennzeichnet ist.]

Er musterte die Frauen an der Bar **lecherously**, was sie unwohl fühlen ließ.

(副詞) 好色な様子で、みだらな関心を示すさま。

彼はバーの女性たちを下品な目つきで眺め、彼女たちを不快な気分にさせた。

(advérbio) lascivamente; libidinosamente; luxuriosamente [De maneira lasciva; característico de um libertino.]

Ele olhava lascivamente para as mulheres no bar, fazendo-as se sentirem desconfortáveis.

Synonyms: lustfully lasciviously lewdly wantonly salaciously pruriently Antonyms: chastely purely virtuously
Word parts: lecher + ous + ly

Related words

lecher lechery

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