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
Some researchers attribute hypersexual stereotypes to higher rates of intimate partner violence for bisexual women.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
As part of that effort, the fungus also makes cicadas hypersexual.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 June 2024
The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on plantations in the Southern United States, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In real life, bisexual people face stereotypes of being greedy and hypersexual.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
As part of that effort, the fungus also makes cicadas hypersexual.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 June 2024
The first minstrel shows mimicked enslaved Africans on plantations in the Southern United States, depicting Black people as lazy, ignorant, cowardly or hypersexual, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).
—Jack Guy, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
In real life, bisexual people face stereotypes of being greedy and hypersexual.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
Adjective
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The wistful cover makes the case for focusing more on the ballad and less on the power, aspect associated with the passionate love song.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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His passionate pursuit of public service, driven by principle and purpose and not self-aggrandizement, was Gerry’s secret sauce.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Cannas like the summer heat and humidity and do just fine without watering except in really hot areas like southern Florida.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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Nine states have assault weapons bans in place, as gun control has become a hot topic at the Supreme Court.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
3 June 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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Crumb, graphically honest in his work as a surrealistic, libidinous underground comix pioneer, expected the same from his chronicler.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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