Complete Definition of "concupiscible"

English

Adjective
concupiscible

  1. 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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