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oversexed

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈsekst How to pronounce oversexed (audio)
Definition of oversexednext
as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire a raunchy movie comedy featuring the usual assortment of oversexed teenagers hoping to lose their virginity

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Recent Examples of oversexed Moms Mabley used the erotic to challenge the image of the desexed mammy; Foxx, conversely, played into the stereotype of the oversexed Black male, influencing later comedians such as Richard Pryor and Chris Rock. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 Edward’s younger brother Robert (Lukas Gage) spends his days doing little but pining most inappropriately for the attentions of eldest sibling Jack (Jamie Bell), while the stunted, oversexed energy of lone sister Anna (Riley Keough) spits in all directions. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026 And Matt Bromley, the oversexed and undershamed executive of Pose. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 Elvis balked about recording the oversexed song. — Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oversexed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversexed
  1. passionate
  2. hot
  3. horny
  4. libidinous
  5. lustful
  6. lascivious
  7. randy
  8. lecherous
Adjective
  • Charland said the community has become passionate about the museum.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • There were also passionate tributes this evening to outgoing Festival director José Luis Rebordinos, who steps down after this year’s edition, his 17th at the helm.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Fewer warm or hot cycles means lower utility bills on top of the water savings.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's very best hot tools, makeup brushes, and hair accessories.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • Musgraves has been leaning fully into her unabashedly horny era.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • White's bad-boy heartthrob status has given way to many horny memes, as well as curiosity about his love life.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Definition of horny
Adjective
  • La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The 10-minute score, with begins with a virtuosic timpani solo, is meant to evoke the libidinous atmosphere in Mexico City dance clubs in the 1980s.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Definition of libidinous
Adjective
  • Robert also identifies the lustful subtext of Bret’s fixation on Robert and Susan together.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • Count 6, lewd and lascivious conduct against a child under 16.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors charged Cesar Cardoso, 53, with 13 offenses, including two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation, which is punishable by up to life in prison.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • Its body-moving riff and playfully randy lyrics have made the track a regular on FM rock playlists for half a century.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One of McGregor’s favorite scenes happens when Denise takes a Polaroid picture of Greg and his sledgehammer as two randy dinos in the background get it on against a single family home.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of randy
Adjective
  • Alexandra Cabot is a fighter, tackling everything from complex war crimes to dismantling the typically lecherous (and fictional) Hudson University.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
  • But a more critical event in his life was a scandal involving John Wilkes, who was famously ugly, brilliant, radical, and lecherous.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of lecherous

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“Oversexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversexed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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