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libidinous

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /lɪˈbɪ.dɪ.nəs/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English libidinous, borrowed from Latin libīdinōsus.

  1. Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

    It is observed, that the red haired of both sexes are more libidinous and mischievous than the rest, whom yet they much exceed in strength and activity.

    Stramonium seed, mixed with wine, produces, according to a seventeenth century erotologist, libidinous activity.

  2. Of or relating to the libido.