concupiscent
/kon-kyoo-pi-suhnt, kong-/US // kɒnˈkyu pɪ sənt, kɒŋ- //
兼收并蓄,兼收并蓄的,凹凸不平,兼任
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : lustful or sensual: Today's woman is no longer just the plaything of the concupiscent male.
- : eagerly desirous.
Synonyms & Antonyms
adj.lustful
Examples
It is true of cynical, profligate, and concupiscent art as well.
That was why, when he had finished his second ballad, and sometimes even sooner, concupiscent looks appeared in their eyes.
Hence dilectio is not in the concupiscent nature, but in the will, and therefore in the rational nature.
"To hear of such deeds is not likely to cause concupiscent movements in normal men," said Fra Tomasso dryly.
Some American's concupiscent eye had alighted on her, observed her beauty, and marked her down.
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