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

Prior to Dobbs, calling yourself "pro-life" was a low-cost way for Republican voters to tell a story where they are morally upright heroes while casting feminists, urban liberals, college kids, and racial minorities as oversexed heathens.

From Salon

We've learned a lot about Carlson through his peculiar crusade to cancel sarcastic Red, anxious Orange, dopey Yellow, whatever Blue is supposed to be, girl boss Brown, self-accepting Purple and Green, the crew's oversexed thot.

From Salon

“It’s the primitive, but oversexed. It’s horrible.”

From New York Times

Trump's aesthetic is "oversexed sleaze" and, for the Joe Rogan/Barstool Sports voters that make up the Dirtbag vote, that matters more than Trump's material support for anti-sex policies.

From Salon

‘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

Related Words

• immoral
• profligate
• wanton