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Today's word is a weird one: concupiscent, a close relative of cupidity (greedy desire) and Cupid (the mythological god of love, desire, and affection).
"Concupiscent" means "lusty or desirous in an unwholesome way." It has Latin bits that literally mean "very much longing for," or "very much desirous of."
Part of speech:
When you want to describe things or people as unpleasantly or offensively sexual or sexualized, and you want to sound judgmental, pearl-clutching, or Bible-thumping, then pick the rare, stuffy, scholarly word "concupiscent."
"Anna-Felicitas, exquisite and unsuspecting, had been kidnapped. Some American's concupiscent eye had alighted on her, observed her beauty, and marked her down."
Explain the meaning of "concupiscent" without saying "passionate" or "amorous."
In a review of a TV show called "Nashville," Mike Hale wrote:
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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Opposites of CONCUPISCENT include
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