lubricous
pronunciation
How to pronounce lubricous in British English:
UK ['lu:brɪkəs]
How to pronounce lubricous in American English:
US ['lubrɪkəs]
Word Origin
- lubricous (adj.)
- 1530s, "lascivious," from Latin lubricus "slippery, smooth," from lubricus "slippery" (see lubricant (adj.)). Literal meaning "slippery, oily" is from 1650s in English; figurative sense of "shifty, elusive" is from 1640s. Also lubricious (1580s).