oversexed

adjective

over·​sexed ˌō-vər-ˈsekst How to pronounce oversexed (audio)
Synonyms of oversexednext
: exhibiting an excessive sexual drive or interest

Examples of oversexed in a Sentence

a movie about oversexed college students
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Edward’s younger brother Robert (Lukas Gage) spends his days doing little but pining most inappropriately for the attentions of eldest sibling Jack (Jamie Bell), while the stunted, oversexed energy of lone sister Anna (Riley Keough) spits in all directions. Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026 And Matt Bromley, the oversexed and undershamed executive of Pose. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 There’s something about this oversexed, dead-eyed chaos agent of a narrative persona working through the most toxic relationships that compels me endlessly. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Elvis balked about recording the oversexed song. Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025 In the film, Earth’s rocky next-door neighbor is in a bit of a crisis: After a literal battle of the sexes, Martian men are dying out, leaving the domineering and oversexed Martian women in a terrible state. Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025 Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oversexed was in 1898

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“Oversexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversexed. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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