# salacious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səˈleɪ.ʃəs/ · frequency rank #55,713

## Definitions
1. Promoting sexual desire or lust.
2. Lascivious, bawdy, obscene, lewd.

## Etymology
Derived from Latin salāx, salācis (“provocative, lustful”) + -ious.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salacious