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lasciviously

lasciviously adverb: in a lascivious manner.

Adverb

lasciviously (comparative more lasciviously, superlative most lasciviously)

  1. In a lascivious manner.
    • Her medium-length dress was of grey soie sauvage with a square-cut bodice, lasciviously tight across her fine breasts.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Girl From Headquarters”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 39

Forms of lasciviously

comparativemore lasciviously
superlativemost lasciviously

Origin of lasciviously

From lascivious + -ly.

Questions about lasciviously

What does lasciviously mean?
Lasciviously means in a lascivious manner.
What part of speech is lasciviously?
Lasciviously is an adverb.

Words near lasciviously in the dictionary

  1. lasciviates
  2. lasciviating
  3. lasciviency
  4. lascivient
  5. lascivious
  6. lasciviously
  7. lasciviousness
  8. lascivities
  9. lascivity
  10. Lascola
  11. Lascolas

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