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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 Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024 Wentworth plays a loving yet oversexed, no-filter mom; infusing the character with her signature candor and admits to aspiring to make her onscreen daughter as uncomfortable as possible for the sake of comedy. — Xian Horn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 The show, a Ryan Murphy production, lasted only two seasons, but Powell’s performance as an oversexed college student turned heads. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversexed
  1. passionate
  2. hot
  3. libidinous
  4. horny
  5. lustful
  6. lascivious
  7. randy
  8. lecherous
Adjective
  • And Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos, who has built a passionate following of serious collectors with her Mahnaz Collection of rare jewelry, is now bringing vintage watches into the mix.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Dr Margie Warrell is a leadership coach, author and keynote speaker who is passionate about helping women lead boldly.
    — Margie Warrell, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Eventually, that capacitor discharges, and out shoots a lightning bolt, five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
    — Chris Wright, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Spring is getting warmer overall and featuring more unusually hot days in most U.S. cities, including Houston, a new analysis finds.
    — Shafaq Patel, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of libidinous
Adjective
  • Moore and Ty Burrell play horny neighbors interested in seducing Zoë Kravitz.
    — Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Getty Images The summer of the extremely horny perimenopausal novel appears to have yielded rich IP fruit, as Miranda July’s 2024 book All Fours is being adapted into a TV series by Starz.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of horny
Adjective
  • The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
  • However, Orlok is secretly an agent of evil who haunts Hutter’s new wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) into lustful submission.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • He was convicted of attempting to commit lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 and is listed on the Megan’s Law website.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Robert Alan Rouse, 36, of Clearwater, is charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim under 12 years old, according to Pinellas County court records filed by Clearwater police.
    — Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • Another member of the household who just happens to be passing by in one of the residence’s many hallways is Nadja, whose attraction to randy Englishmen seems to cross generational boundaries as well.
    — Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Bernadette’s unexpected arrival suggests that being randy runs in the family.
    — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of randy
Adjective
  • Nightclubs are full of lecherous old Americans groping belly dancers with their webbed frog hands.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
  • American baritone Titus Muzzi III makes his LVO debut in the title role of the swaggering, lecherous nobleman whose proud and stubborn defiance of authority leads to his spectacular and fiery demise.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of lecherous

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“Oversexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversexed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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