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libidinous


li·bid·i·nous

adj \-də-nəs, -ˈbid-nəs\

Definition of LIBIDINOUS

1
: having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
li·bid·i·nous·ly adverb
li·bid·i·nous·ness noun

Examples of LIBIDINOUS

  1. <a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction>

Origin of LIBIDINOUS

Middle English, from Latin libidinosus, from libidin-, libido
First Known Use: 15th century

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