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
In a long-term follow-up study of 25 patients (four of whom had a unilateral and 21 of whom had a bilateral capsulotomy), which was published by researchers in Sweden and Scotland in 2008, one patient became hypersexual and was convicted of rape five months after surgery.
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Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The hypersexual bi character is a prominent, and harmful, trope in modern media.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The hypersexual Latina stereotype is pervasive throughout Latin America and has made life harder for Yahira Montoya, a 20-year-old tour guide in Medellín, Colombia.
—Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
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Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
From its use of camera angles and extreme close-ups to frame Sue's hypersexual appeal to the heinous prosthetics that transform Moore into a monstrous crone, writer-director Coralie Fargeat wants to hammer home the ugliness, objectification, and self-loathing perpetuated by female beauty standards.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
The hypersexual bi character is a prominent, and harmful, trope in modern media.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2024
The hypersexual Latina stereotype is pervasive throughout Latin America and has made life harder for Yahira Montoya, a 20-year-old tour guide in Medellín, Colombia.
—Christina Noriega, refinery29.com, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
Adjective
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Alongside contemporaries including Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill and Maxwell, the neo-soul class focused on recapturing the live, thick instrumentation, rich songwriting and weighted, passionate delivery of its nominal genre predecessor.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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For viewers in the US interested in Canadian sports, CTV provides a window into some of the country’s most passionate sporting traditions alongside major American league coverage.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Oct. 2025
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From here, baking in the heat, general admission fans can watch elite guests queue for private hot laps, while VIP ticket holders dine at exclusive cantinas and hospitality areas.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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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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Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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King Princess talks the lustful, haunted anthems of 'Girl Violence' King Princess has had a remarkable 2025 thus far.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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