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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lascious

/ˈlæʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
las-cious
IPA
/ˈlæʃəs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

loose or lustful

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia, from lascīvus. By surface analysis, Latin lasc(īvus) + -i- + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lascīviōsus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more lascious (comparative) most lascious (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lascious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlæʃəs/.
What does lascious mean?
loose or lustful
Where does lascious come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce lascious

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