as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction
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Recent Examples of libidinous
Everyone—libidinous kids and adults alike—is alienated and groping for distraction, until tragedy strikes.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind.
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Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 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.
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Elaina Patton,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind.
—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.
—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libidinous
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Despite the full lineup and passionate patriotic crowd in Seattle, Team USA looked uncomfortable from the start, fell behind early, made sloppy mistakes and could not keep up with the Belgians, who move on to face Spain in the quarterfinals.
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Mexico’s passionate fans blasted horns outside the England hotel to disrupt players’ sleep, and the start of the match was delayed an hour because of a thunderstorm.
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July 4th will be far hotter than normal for many and will follow several days in a row of intense heat.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
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Zhengyi Bai’s lustful Monostatos, disguised in the production as a hammy vampire, almost steals the show a time or two.
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Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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On Thursday, Riemer pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition.
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“Libidinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libidinous. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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