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Synonyms for lecherous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lech-er-uh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛtʃ ər əs |
Top 10 synonyms for lecherous
Définition of lecherous
Origin :- c.1300, probably from lecher + -ous; or else from rare Old French lecheros. Related: Lecherously; lecherousness.
- adj lustful, lewd
- His eyes were hateful as a rattlesnake's; lecherous eyes, debased.
- Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
- I have closeted myself with a lecherous animal and it turns on me.
- Extract from : « Fantazius Mallare » by Ben Hecht
- The lecherous monster did not release her until he heard her mother returning.
- Extract from : « City Crimes » by Greenhorn
- They were like fed horses in the morning—lecherous and unruly.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible » by F. W. Farrar
- Do I address the lecherous, or the oppressive, or the profane?
- Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
- This lecherous brute abusing a woman is a picture of Germany.
- Extract from : « The Fruits of Victory » by Norman Angell
- Tomcats—the beastly ones with lecherous eyes that looked at you.
- Extract from : « This Freedom » by A. S. M. Hutchinson
- They asserted his lecherous character; he referred to statistics.
- Extract from : « Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights » by Kelly Miller
- “Lecherous and treacherous” as he was, he was humorous and good-humoured.
- Extract from : « A Short History of Scotland » by Andrew Lang
- They were simply honest butchers, who contracted to do certain work for a lecherous French king, and did it.
- Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
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