libidinous

[li-bid-n-uhs]

adjective

1. full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.

2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the libido.

libidinous

/ lɪˈbɪdɪnəs /

adjective

1. characterized by excessive sexual desire

2. of or relating to the libido

Other Word Forms

• libidinousness noun
• libidinously adverb
• nonlibidinous adjective
• nonlibidinously adverb
• nonlibidinousness noun
• unlibidinous adjective
• unlibidinously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of libidinous¹

1400–50; late Middle English lybydynous < Latin libīdinōsus willful, lustful, equivalent to libīdin- (stem of libīdō ) libido + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.

From Los Angeles Times

Crumb, graphically honest in his work as a surrealistic, libidinous underground comix pioneer, expected the same from his chronicler.

From Los Angeles Times

A slew of thrillers in the early 1990s all centered on the conceit of the libidinous, deranged b***h who spirals into homicidal mayhem.

From Salon

Act Two is set backstage a month into the tour, when conflicts emerge among company members, who have begun mimicking the rowdy libidinous antics of their characters.

From Los Angeles Times

Hurwitz, 40, has in fact only ever worked with Chazelle; their other films include the Neil Armstrong drama “First Man” and the libidinous epic “Babylon.”

From Los Angeles Times