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lascivious

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lascivious \Las*civ"i*ous\, a. [L. lascivia wantonness, fr.
   lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. (?) lecherous, (?) to wish, Skr.
   lash to desire.]
   1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious
      desires. --Milton.

   2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.

            He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber To the
            lascivious pleasing of a lute.        --Shak.
      -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

lascivious
     adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful
           desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lewd}, {libidinous},
            {lustful}]
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