as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric
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Recent Examples of hypersexual
The hypersexual Latina stereotype is pervasive throughout Latin America and has made life harder for Yahira Montoya, a 20-year-old tour guide in Medellín, Colombia.
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Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
Some researchers attribute hypersexual stereotypes to higher rates of intimate partner violence for bisexual women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
As part of that effort, the fungus also makes cicadas hypersexual.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 June 2024
The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on plantations in the Southern United States, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
Some researchers attribute hypersexual stereotypes to higher rates of intimate partner violence for bisexual women.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
As part of that effort, the fungus also makes cicadas hypersexual.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 June 2024
The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on plantations in the Southern United States, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
Adjective
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But housing advocates have been just as passionate about wanting to see more affordable housing in this area, particularly for seniors.—
Randy Mastro,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate have drawn huge, passionate crowds that serenade their heroes before, during and after matches.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Despite Benfica’s determination to preserve the core of a potentially special team, Fernandez returned to Portugal with Chelsea hot in pursuit.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Farmers are at the mercy of climate change, which can mean hotter days over longer periods, and unpredictable weather in the form of hurricanes, which can badly affect crops.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Crumb, graphically honest in his work as a surrealistic, libidinous underground comix pioneer, expected the same from his chronicler.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than being lustful or playful, there’s a nervousness and a discomfort about her.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2024
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The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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