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
In a long-term follow-up study of 25 patients (four of whom had a unilateral and 21 of whom had a bilateral capsulotomy), which was published by researchers in Sweden and Scotland in 2008, one patient became hypersexual and was convicted of rape five months after surgery.
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Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The hypersexual bi character is a prominent, and harmful, trope in modern media.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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.
—Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
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Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The hypersexual bi character is a prominent, and harmful, trope in modern media.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
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.
—Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
Adjective
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The locals, who have not celebrated a major men’s team championship since 2011, either, have waited a long time to express their passionate feelings about this one.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And if blue isn’t your style, the Resurgence belt bag is also on sale in hot pink for 14 percent off.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Or, better yet, at the uber-hot, gods-only party taking place at the Acropolis.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Sep. 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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Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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He’s got a strong, if not particularly nuanced, voice that served him well over the lustful screams from the audience, which was heavy on young women and families.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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