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libidinous

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li⋅bid⋅i⋅nous

  [li-bid-n-uhs]
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–adjective
1. full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the libido.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME lybydynous < L libīdinōsus willful, lustful, equiv. to libīdin- (s. of libīdō) libido + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
li⋅bid⋅i⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
li⋅bid⋅i⋅nous⋅ness, noun
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li·bid·i·nous   (lĭ-bĭd'n-əs)   
adj.  Having or exhibiting lustful desires; lascivious.

[Middle English, from Old French libidineux, from Latin libīdinōsus, from libīdō, libīdin-, lust, desire; see libido.]
li·bid'i·nous·ly adv., li·bid'i·nous·ness n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·bid·i·nous
Pronunciation: -&n-&s, -'bid-n&s
Function: adjective
1 : having or marked bylustful desires
2 : LIBIDINAL <libidinous ties between individuals>
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libidinous li·bid·i·nous (lĭ-bĭd'n-əs)
adj.
Having or exhibiting lustful desires; lascivious.

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