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Recent Examples of libidinous This time around, even critics were convinced, joining in with libidinous fans to praise the blood-sucking second season, which was recently nominated for two Critics Choice Awards after being largely snubbed by voting bodies last year. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024 Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee. Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024 That said, Beatty’s portrayal of the harried, discursive, libidinous George is irresistible even without context, as is the performance given by a young Goldie Hawn, who illuminates every frame—and perfectly counteracts Beatty—with blonde California light, and a heart-melting, downy innocence. Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024 In one of his compositions, for instance, Tex Avery’s libidinous Wolf meets naked women painted in the style of Picasso. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 19 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for libidinous
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Adjective
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    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Adjective
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    Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Norman Riemer, 54, was arrested on April 30 and is facing five counts of lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim under the age of 12.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
  • He was convicted of two counts of human trafficking and three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with girls under 16.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025

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“Libidinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libidinous. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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