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concupiscentious

concupiscentious adjective: concupiscent.

Adjective

concupiscentious (comparative more concupiscentious, superlative most concupiscentious)

  1. (obsolete) concupiscent
    • We were carnal, concupiscentious, idle, unthankful, unclean, covetous, arrogant, dissemblers, crafty, subtle, malicious, false, backbiters, &c.12 February 1555, John Bradford, Farewell to Walden
    • the concupiscentious malefactors make 'em ready1604 (first performance), Tho[mas] Dekker; Iohn Webster [i.e., John Webster], VVest-vvard Hoe. […], London: […] Iohn Hodgets […], published 1607, act 5 scene 4

Forms of concupiscentious

comparativemore concupiscentious
superlativemost concupiscentious

Questions about concupiscentious

What does concupiscentious mean?
Concupiscentious means concupiscent.
What part of speech is concupiscentious?
Concupiscentious is an adjective.

Words near concupiscentious in the dictionary

  1. concultures
  2. concupiscence
  3. concupiscences
  4. concupiscent
  5. concupiscential
  6. concupiscentious
  7. concupiscently
  8. concupiscible
  9. concupiscible appetite
  10. concupiscibleness
  11. concupitive

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