Meaning & use
salaciousness
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The quality of being salacious; an excessive or improper interest in or focus on sexual matters.
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Critics accused the tabloid of relying on salaciousness rather than substance.
The novel was criticized for its salaciousness overshadowing the plot.
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"Salaciousness" derives from the Latin "salax," related to lustfulness, and is typically used to criticize content seen as gratuitously sexual.
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lewdnessprurience
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