Lascivious and Racy

Lascivious

Lascivious adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: was fired for making lascivious remarks to a coworker

Racy and lascivious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Racy" instead an adjective "Lascivious".

Racy

Racy adjective - Hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent.
Usage example: a raunchy comedy with language that was a little too racy for an eight-year-old child

Lascivious and racy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lascivious" instead an adjective "Racy".
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