🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

louco por sexo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: loku por seksu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sex-Mad/sɛks mæd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele era conhecido por seu estilo de vida louco por sexo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having an excessive or obsessive interest in sexual activities or relationships.

    "He was known for his sex-mad lifestyle, often prioritizing his romantic escapades over everything else."
  2. 2

    Characterized by a strong desire for sexual experiences.

    "The film portrayed a sex-mad character who couldn't resist temptation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sex-mad' is a compound adjective formed in the late 20th century, combining 'sex', derived from the Latin 'sexus', meaning 'gender' or 'sexuality', and 'mad', from Old English 'gemædde', meaning 'crazy' or 'insane'. The phrase evolved to describe someone with an excessive preoccupation with sexual matters.

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