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hypersexual

American  
[hahy-per-sek-shoo-uhl, -seks-yoo-] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɛk ʃu əl, -ˈsɛks yu- /

adjective

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

noun

  1. a person who is hypersexual.

Other Word Forms

  • hypersexuality noun
  • hypersexually adverb

Etymology

Origin of hypersexual

First recorded in 1940–45; hyper- + sexual

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