oversexed

[ oh-ver-sekst ]

adjective

1. having an unusually strong sexual drive.

oversexed

/ ˌəʊvəˈsɛkst /

adjective

1. having an excessive preoccupation with or need for sexual activity

Word History and Origins

Origin of oversexed¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + sexed

Example Sentences

‘Friday the 13th’ Get a grip on your triskaidekaphobia and revisit this seminal 1980 slasher flick about oversexed young camp counselors and the knife- and -ax-wielding homicidal maniac who hates them.

From Los Angeles Times

They often speak of other women as having no sexual desires of their own and needing to be shielded from the supposed evils of oversexed men forcing abortion upon them.

From Salon

Ford’s designs launched the hyper-luxe, oversexed style that revived the Gucci brand and turned it into an international powerhouse far beyond what it had ever been before.

From Los Angeles Times

Comically oversexed, Mengliu runs around with two other poets, forming a trio known as “The Three Musketeers.”

From Washington Post

Only Simon has taken these prescriptions too far, for his oedipal inhibitions have transformed into the oversexed detachment of a slippery rake who refuses to father a child.

From Salon

Related Words

• immoral
• profligate
• wanton