SALA'CIOUS, adjective [Latin salax, from the root of sal, salt; the primary sense of which is shooting, penetrating, pungent, coinciding probably with Latin salio, to leap. salacious then is highly excited, or prompt to leap.] Lustful; lecherous.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.