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Lubric

Lubric \Lu"bric\, Lubrical \Lu"bric*al\, a. [L. lubricus: cf. F. lubrique.]

  1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.]

  2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.]

    This lubric and adulterate age.
    --Dryden.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lubric

"smooth, slippery," late 15c., also "lascivious, wanton," from Middle French lubrique (15c.) or directly from Latin lubricus "slippery" (see lubricant (adj.)). Related: Lubrical.

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lubric

a. 1 (context obsolete English) Having a smooth surface; slippery. 2 (context obsolete English) lascivious; wanton; lewd.

Usage examples of "lubric".

I founde my venerious Lubric and incensing spurre of desire to leaue of, and my intemperate luste was cleane gone.