Sex-ridden

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively concerned with or driven by sex.

    "When the Gem and Magnet were started it is probable that there was a deliberate intention to get away from the guilty sex-ridden atmosphere that pervaded so much of the earlier literature for boys."

Example

More examples

"When the Gem and Magnet were started it is probable that there was a deliberate intention to get away from the guilty sex-ridden atmosphere that pervaded so much of the earlier literature for boys."

Etymology

From sex + ridden.

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