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nymphomaniacal

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nym·pho·ma·ni·a  (nmf-mn-, -mny)
n.
Excessive sexual desire in and behavior by a female.

[New Latin : Greek numph, nymph + -mania.]

nympho·mani·ac (-n-k) adj. & n.
nympho·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl) adj.
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Adj.1.nymphomaniacal - (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder


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