lubricious

[ loo-brish-uhs ]

adjective

1. arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.

   Synonyms: pornographic, obscene, libidinous, lascivious

2. lubricous.

lubricious

/ ˈluːbrɪkəs; luːˈbrɪʃəs /

adjective

1. formal.
   lewd, lascivious
2. rare.
   oily or slippery

Derived Forms

• luˈbriciously, adverb

Other Words From

• lu·bricious·ly adverb
• nonlu·bricious adjective
• nonlu·bricious·ly adverb
• nonlu·bricious·ness noun
• unlu·bricious adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lubricious¹

First recorded in 1575–85; lubric + -ious

Word History and Origins

Origin of lubricious¹

C16: from Latin lūbricus

Example Sentences

You can almost smell the arousal wafting from the screen as “Miller’s Girl” wends its overheated way through lubricious conversations and a comically on-the-mark soundtrack.

From New York Times

Mashing pentagrams, Prince Andrew and autoerotic asphyxiation into a lubricious slop, “The Scary of Sixty-First” feels suffocating and flat.

From New York Times

In 1993 the New York Times noted how “lady luck” was resistant to his “lubricious charm”.

From The Guardian

Notorious turns full-circle on its initially lubricious premise, and offers us both a sexpionage thriller and a sensual romance – and something much more ethically murky and fascinating than both.

From The Guardian

One of the oddest things about this film is how many of the oddities, especially the more lubricious ones, are true.

From The New Yorker