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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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    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
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    John Navin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • And all signs are pointing back to the church, though Honey gets a bit distracted with a new fling in Aubrey Plaza’s lustful cop MG Falcone and some family drama with her wayward niece Corinne (Talia Ryder).
    Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • He has been held since July on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 using force or fear in the 1997 case.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Claud has two convictions for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age and one conviction for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025

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“Libidinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libidinous. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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