licentious
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The Comstock Act is a Victorian-era law named for a vice crusader who took aim at conduct he deemed licentious.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023
Monica dedicated her life to prayers for the salvation of her family, especially her disreputable and licentious son, Augustine.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2018
The story, set in Rome in 509 B.C., tells of the occupying Etruscan prince Tarquinius, a tyrannical and licentious ruler, who is leading Rome in its war against the Greeks.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2015
In a heated exchange, DSK accused prosecutors of making exaggerated claims to paint him as a licentious figure.
From Time • Feb. 13, 2015
Such a multitudinous concourse appears to have created alarm among their great lords; and the ecclesiastics in vain proscribed these licentious revelries.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
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