Dictionary entry

Lecherous

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lech″er‐ous (?), a. Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; lustful; also, lust-provoking. “A lecherous thing is wine.” Chaucer. — Lech″er‐ous‐ly, adv. — Lech″er‐ous‐ness, n.