licentuous

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laɪˈsɛn.t͡ʃu.əs/

Adjective

licentuous (comparative more licentuous, superlative most licentuous)

1. Misconstruction of licentious
   • 1840, John Bellenden Ker, An Essay on the Archæology of Our Popular Phrases and Nursery Rhymes: Supplement, page 137:

     [It] is then as […] quent, quynt, gequent, gequynt, worn out, lifeless, consumptive, the past part. of quenen, quynen, and not as Johnson supposed a licentuous use of the above explained quaint, […]

   • 1940, Scrutiny: A Quarterly Review, page 362:

     […] as the distinctive mark of a Christian king, still exercises its temporary authority; but 'licentuous wickedness' — the adjective is noteworthy — and 'the filthy and contagious clouds' of 'heady murder' threaten to break out at any moment.

   • 1988, Kalyan Kumar Dasgupta et al., Sraddhānjali, Studies in Ancient Indian History: D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume:

     The original character of Ahalyā as a licentuous woman has been mentioned by Vātsyāyāna in his Kåmasutra. Vātsyāyana refers to Ahalyā as the active actress in the scene of adultery with Indra.