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Recent Examples of libidinous Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar. Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025 Medieval scholars – all men – defined women’s temperament in negative terms: Women were libidinous, frivolous, unfaithful, capricious, unpredictable and easily tempted. Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for libidinous
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Adjective
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Adjective
  • As in, water not hot or not hot enough for sanitization.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
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    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2025
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    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Libidinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libidinous. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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