Sa·la'cious noun [ Latin salax , -acis , fond of leaping, lustful, from salire to leap. See Salient .] Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. Dryden. -- Sa*la'cious*ly , adverb -- Sa*la'cious*ness , Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/7