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Answer for the clue "Licentious one ", 5 letters:
letch

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Word definitions for letch in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lecher \Lech"er\, n. [OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur, gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick, F. l['e]cher; of Teutonic origin. See Lick .] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr , lecher , lech ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"craving, longing," 1796, perhaps a back-formation from lecher , or from a figurative use of latch (v.) in a secondary sense of "grasp, grasp on to."

Usage examples of letch.

Doris has developed a letch for the longest members and chokes herself frequently, apparently to no ill effect.

Letch was short, bald, lardy at the hips, with the muscle tone of a bruised banana.

Having busted Dawn twice when she was a tweak monster on crystal meth, and hearing that she was now, heavy into speedballs, Letch figured she was ripe to roll over on her pimp.

Doris has developed a letch for the longest members and chokes herself frequently, apparently to no ill effect.

The swallowing and the goggling and the fidgeting went on for about a minute and I could see this absolutely terrific letch building up inside him as the powder got to work.