Both Uses of
licentious
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- They stopped to look at her, laughing, and began jesting with unbridled licentiousness.†
Chpt 3 *
- I was prevented, however, from making her an offer at the time by my selfishness, I was loath to part with the allurements of my free and licentious bachelor life in the heyday of my youth, and with my pockets full of money.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(licentious) of socially unacceptable sexual behavior
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly in old literature, licentious can mean to ignore normal conventions -- especially of grammar or writing style