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  • adjective Having a sex drive far beyond the usual.

Etymologies

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hyper- +‎ sexed

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Examples

  • The other two women - sex workers, in this case - I'd classify as hypersexed, where their behaviors are, arguably, less destructive.

    strangedarkgypsygirl.com 2008

  • Diversity over narrowcasting is the key here; I'm soooo sick of hypersexed femme avatars as the ONLY option.

    Heroine SVGL 2009

  • Lyte says hip-hop now is hypersexed and marketed mostly to men.

    Listeners Have Their Say 2010

  • Adam Lambert hasn't always been as comfortable in his skin as he appeared during his hypersexed AMA performance.

    Michael Kimmel: Meet the Lamberts: Elizabeth and Adam Expose Sexism and Homophobia 2009

  • True, some British historians are bugging out over the portrayal of Henry VIII as a hypersexed, promiscuous stud muffin, but hey, dogs, I say give the people what they want!

    Danny Miller: An Open Letter to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 2008

  • The study's debunking of Americans as a hypersexed people came as good news to David Dunton, 64, of Cambridge, Mass., who has been married for 40 years.

    Not Frenzied, But Fulfilled 2008

  • MATTINGLY: A writer for the "Philadelphia Daily News" wrote that Owens 'tongue in cheek performance played into some of the usual stereotypes about black men, that they're hypersexed, irresponsible, bucks even.

    CNN Transcript Nov 17, 2004 2004

  • "You're not seeing these hypersexed females who just happen to be astrophysicists."

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • "You're not seeing these hypersexed females who just happen to be astrophysicists."

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • This trend can be seen in the ever-higher heels that are now popular with women, the hypersexed look of younger and younger girls, celebrities such as

    The Guardian World News Gail Dines 2011

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