"concupiscent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɑːnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ [US], /kənˈkjuːpə.sənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-concupiscent.ogg Forms: more concupiscent [comparative], most concupiscent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|concupiscens}} Latin concupiscens Head templates: {{en-adj}} concupiscent (comparative more concupiscent, superlative most concupiscent)
  1. Amorous; lustful. Related terms: concupiscence, concupiscently, concupiscible Translations (amorous, lustful): похотлив (pohotliv) (Bulgarian), smyslý (Czech), wollüstig (German), lüstern (German), zmysłowy (Polish), lubieżny (Polish), pohotan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), concupiscente (Spanish), lystnadsfull (Swedish), lysten (Swedish)
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