Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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LICEN'TIOUS, adjective [Latin licentiosus.]
1. Using license; indulging freedom to excess; unrestrained by law or morality; loose; dissolute; as a licentious man.
2. Exceeding the limits of law or propriety; wanton; unrestrained; as licentious desires. licentious thoughts precede licentious conduct.
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