Lubric
[loo-brik] /ˈlu brɪk/
adjective, Archaic.
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adj.
“smooth, slippery,” late 15c., also “lascivious, wanton,” from Middle French lubrique (15c.) or directly from Latin lubricus “slippery” (see lubricant (adj.)). Related: Lubrical.
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