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Licentious

Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive; abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious press.

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Unchaste 84% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unchaste 84% connected

Not chaste; not continent; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dissolution 74% connected

The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dissolution 74% connected

The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into component parts; separation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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License 74% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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License 74% connected

Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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