Salacious – Having or conveying undue interest in sexual matters; pornographic or indecent
(Pronounced suh-lay-shuss)
To remember the definition of the word salacious, use the following mnemonic:
He salivated as if every woman was delicious (salacious) – it was all about his undue interest in sexual matters.
Examples of salacious in a sentence
Salacious rumours were doing the rounds about her affair with the office manager.
She told her husband his behaviour at the party had been salacious and she was too embarrassed to see her friends again.
Salacious stories of scandals and corruption in his past forced the candidate to withdraw his name from the ballot.
