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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or habitual condition of feeling an excessive or morbid sexual desire. Syn. -- prurience, pruriency, carnality. [ WordNet 1.5 ]