- lubric
- lubric "smooth, slippery," late 15c., also "lascivious, wanton," from M.Fr. lubrique (15c.) or directly from L. lubricus "slippery" (see LUBRICANT (Cf. lubricant) (adj.)). Related: Lubrical.
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lubric — LÚBRIC, Ă, lubrici, ce, adj. (livr.) Excesiv de senzual; libidinos. ♦ Care aţâţă senzualitatea; excitant, lasciv; obscen. – Din fr. lubrique, lat. lubricus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 LÚBRIC adj. v. impudic, lasciv, obscen … Dicționar Român
Lubric — Lu bric, Lubrical Lu bric*al, a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.] [1913 Webster] This lubric and adulterate age. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lubric — index lascivious, lecherous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lubric — adjective Etymology: Middle French lubrique, from Medieval Latin lubricus Date: 15th century archaic lubricious • lubrical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
lubric — /looh brik/, adj. Archaic. lubricous. [1480 90; < L lubricus slippery, smooth, ML: lewd] * * * … Universalium
lúbric — lú|bric Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
lúbric — adj. m. (sil. bric), pl. lúbrici; f. sg. lúbricã, pl. lúbrice … Romanian orthography
lubric — (L). Smooth, slippery … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
lubric — a.; (also lubrical) 1. Slippery, smooth. 2. Wavering, unsteady, uncertain. 3. Lascivious, wanton, lewd, libidinous, licentious, lecherous, unchaste, impure, incontinent, salacious, lustful … New dictionary of synonyms
lubric — lu·bric … English syllables
