English
Adjective
concupiscible
- Pertaining to concupiscence or lust.
#:He would not, but by gift of my chaste body
#:To his concupiscible intemperate lust,
#:Release my brother; and, after much debatement,
#:My sisterly remorse confutes mine honour,
#:And I did yield to him. But the next morn betimes,
#:His purpose surfeiting, he sends a warrant
#:For my poor brother's head.
#::� Shakespeare, Measure for Measure'', s:Measure_for_Measure#SCENE_I._A_public_place_near_the_city_gate.|Act 5, Scene 1.
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