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libidinous

[li-bid-n-uhs] / lɪˈbɪd n əs /


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Where Charlize Theron’s Calypso ought to have been angry, funny, skilled in rhetoric and libidinous, according to Wilson, she’s “an unpaid therapist.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Their care was funded by great commercial wealth—among the most compelling characters here is the man whose bequest first financed the Innocenti: Francesco Datini, a preposterously wealthy, libidinous and melancholy-prone merchant.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

In later life, Phillips grew tired of playing libidinous, cravat-wearing libertines and took the brave decision to shelve light comedy, and have a go at serious stuff.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2022

James' portrayal is undeniably delicate and compassionate, defying the common '90s portraiture of Anderson making her out to be a libidinous twit.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2022

One has painted him as the Warrior of God who purged the land of the Unclean Thing: to another he is merely a libidinous tyrant.

From England under the Tudors by Arthur D. (Arthur Donald) Innes




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