hyperamative

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ amative.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪp.əɹˈam.ə.tɪv/
  • Hyphenation: hy‧per‧am‧a‧tive

Adjective

hyperamative (comparative more hyperamative, superlative most hyperamative)

  1. Excessively amorous, with sexual connotations.
    Antonyms: chaste, disinterested, unaroused
    • 1992, G. M. Goshgarian, To Kiss the Chastening Rod: Domestic Fiction and Sexual Ideology in the American Renaissance, Cornell Press:
      “In Hartwell’s case, the provisional result is ... the equivalent, hyperamative hardness. Via Cornelia / Beulah, Eugene’s crushed arm points, directly if limply, at Hartwell’s iron phallus.”

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