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licentious

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

disregarding accepted rules or morality, especially in sexual conduct

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In a sentence

Licentious in a sentence

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Censors banned the play for its licentious court scenes, which flouted every standard of decency of the day.

Synonyms
dissolutelewdwantonlascivious
Antonyms
chastemoralrestrained
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Questions about “licentious

Licentious (adjective) means disregarding accepted rules or morality, especially in sexual conduct
Here is licentious used in an example sentence: "Censors banned the play for its licentious court scenes, which flouted every standard of decency of the day."
Common synonyms for licentious include dissolute, lewd, wanton, lascivious.
Antonyms of licentious include chaste, moral, restrained.
Licentious is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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