hypersexual

hypersexual

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder.
Proto-Italic *seksus
Latin sexus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sexuālisbor.
English sexual
English hypersexual

    From hyper- + sexual.

    Adjective

    hypersexual (comparative more hypersexual, superlative most hypersexual)

    1. Excessively interested in sex.
      • 2017 October 31, Cal Thomas, "Shocking But Not Surprising", Townhall.com[1]
        Add to this pornographic films, which have done more not only to objectify women but also to give men the idea that women are hypersexual and welcome their advances.
    2. Of or relating to hypersexuality.

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    Noun

    hypersexual (plural hypersexuals)

    1. A person who is hypersexual.

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