libidinous

English

WOTD – 29 April 2006

Etymology

Latin libidinosus, from libido (lust).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɪˈbɪdɪnəs/

Adjective

libidinous (comparative more libidinous, superlative most libidinous)

  1. Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness
    • 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], chapter VIII, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. [] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: Printed for Benj[amin] Motte, [], OCLC 995220039, part IV (A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms):
      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.

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