licentious
adjective | /licentious/
lacking legal or moral restraints; especially disregarding sexual restraints
licentious
adjective | /licentious/
Advanced WordsHARDlacking legal or moral restraints; especially disregarding sexual restraints
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Examples
"The novel criticized the licentious behavior of the aristocracy."
"The festival turned licentious when rules were ignored."
Mnemonic Trick
LICENTIOUS → LICE + NATION: imagine a nation overrun by moral lice—unrestrained behavior.
Etymology
From Latin licentia “freedom” or “license.”
Implies excessive freedom leading to immorality.
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