Las*civ"i*ous (-ŭs), a. [L.
lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr.
la`stauros lecherous, lh^n 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.