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hypersexual

[ hahy-per-sek-shoo-uhlor, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

adjective

  1. unusually or excessively active sexually, or overly concerned with sexual matters.

noun

  1. a person who is hypersexual.

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Other Words From

  • hy·per·sex·u·al·i·ty [hahy-per-sek-shoo-, al, -i-tee, -seks-yoo-], noun
  • hy·per·sex·u·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypersexual1

First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + sexual

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