licentiousness
Example Sentences
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Rather, it denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.
From Salon
And at least one regulator has taken notice of chatbot licentiousness.
From Reuters
Let me not suppose that she dares go about, Emma Woodhouse-ing me!—But upon my honour, there seems no limits to the licentiousness of that woman’s tongue!”
From Literature
In the speech, Barr described a political philosophy driven by the need to counter an “individual rapacity” in humans that quickly produces “licentiousness” and the destruction of “healthy community life” if not restrained.
From The Guardian
Freedom without responsibility no longer is freedom, it is a kind of licentiousness that is socially as well as personally damaging.
From Salon
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