Definition of LECHEROUS

lecherous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
    • "a lecherous gleam in his eye"
    • "a lecherous good-for-nothing"

Adj

  • Given to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lecherous, licherous, from Old French *lecherous (attested in Old French lecherousement (“lecherously”)), from Old French lecherie, licherie (“gluttony, sensuality, lewdness, lechery”), from Old French lecher, lechier, lekier, lescher (“to lick, live in gluttony or sensuality”), from Old Frankish *lekkōn, *likkōn (“to lick”), from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (“to lick”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”), equivalent to lecher + -ous. More at lick.

Scrabble Score: 14

lecherous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lecherous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lecherous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

lecherous is a valid Words With Friends word