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Definition of "licentiously" [licentiously]

  • In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites). (adverb)

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Use "licentiously" in a sentence
  • "He cavorts licentiously with the above-named beauties Laetitia Casta, Anna Mouglalis and Lucy Gordon, respectively."
  • "When the love between them is impaired, R. Akiva acknowledges this as reason for divorce, in contrast to the view that permits the severance of the marital bond only if the husband finds his wife acting licentiously."
  • "If I recommend Elegy to my readers, it is not as a licentiously escapist entertainment, but, rather, as a soberingly eloquent expression of what our lives are all about, whether we want to think about them or not. [email protected]"
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