Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or exhibiting lustful desires; lascivious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by lust or lewdness; having or arising from an eager appetite for sexual indulgence; lustful; lewd; also, fitted to excite lustful desire.
- Synonyms Prurient, concupiscent. See list under
lascivious .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual; lascivious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
lustful desires ; characterized bylewdness ;sensual ;lascivious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is in this way that what is known as libidinous blood is nursed as well among those who are strictly virtuous, in the ordinary meaning of the term, as among those who are promiscuous in their intercourse.
Plain Facts for Old and Young John Harvey Kellogg 1897
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It is in this way that what is known as libidinous blood is nursed as well among those who are strictly virtuous, in the ordinary meaning of the term, as among those who are promiscuous in their intercourse.
Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877
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Johnson is best known as the libidinous and litigious Chuck Tchobanian on the hit 1980s CBC
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Asked why he promoted such libidinous revelry, he replied, “Why should the devil have all the good times?”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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He was a showman in the pulpit and a libidinous cad with other women, but at home he was ostracized with a mixture of fear and contempt.
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The Explorer — the libidinous, creative adventurer who acts “on the spur of the moment.”
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"This guy was a clown on one hand but a legitimate musician and a passionate feeling person and also a libidinous lunatic and also not stupid."
A Lyrical Part a Musical Father Plays Best Steve Dollar 2011
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So then the question perhaps becomes, why should we care about these characters and their libidinous vacillations?
Ilana Teitelbaum: Please, Just Get Married Already: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Ilana Teitelbaum 2011
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Normally when the flock is culled, the weaker sheep are slaughtered, but New York has a plethora of rookies, as a result of libidinous mishaps.
Henry J. Stern: Win Some, Lose Some Henry J. Stern 2011
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Normally when the flock is culled, the weaker sheep are slaughtered, but New York has a plethora of rookies, as a result of libidinous mishaps.
Henry J. Stern: Win Some, Lose Some Henry J. Stern 2011
lwg49257925 commented on the word libidinous
Does this word mean act in a proper way?
October 5, 2011
bilby commented on the word libidinous
Yes if you're in a bawdy house.
October 6, 2011