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Concupiscent vs Concupiscentious - What's the difference?

concupiscent | concupiscentious |

As adjectives the difference between concupiscent and concupiscentious

is that concupiscent is amorous, lustful; feeling sexy while concupiscentious is (obsolete) concupiscent.

concupiscent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Amorous, lustful; feeling sexy.
  • * 1894 —
    • Is not such an one likely to seat the concupiscent and covetous element on the vacant throne and to suffer it to play the great king within him, girt with tiara and chain and scimitar?
  • * 1922 —
    • Call the roller of big cigars, / The muscular one, and bid him whip / In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.

    Related terms

    * concupiscence * concupiscently * concupiscible

    concupiscentious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) concupiscent
    • (Webster 1913)