satyromaniacadj.n.
/ˌsatᵻrə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌsædərəˈmeɪniˌæk/ A. adj.
Of a man: affected by satyriasis (satyriasis n. 1b); exhibiting sexual desire or activity that is considered to be excessive. Cf. nymphomaniac adj. Now rare.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > excessively or extremely
satyromaniac1891
oversexed1898
1891 Cent. Dict. Satyromaniac,..affected with satyromania.
1892 G. B. Shaw Let. 12 Aug. (1965) I. 360 I hear from Oxford that de Mattos is ravishing every maiden in the country... York Powell writes to me privately urging the importance of dissociating ourselves from the satyromaniac W. S. de M.
1997 S. Whitechapel Intense Device 29 Kitty, a servant who was one of the conquests immortalized by the satyromaniac ‘Walter’ in his A Secret Life.
B. n.
A man who exhibits sexual desire or activity that is considered to be excessive. Cf. nymphomaniac n.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lascivious or lustful person > extremely
erotomaniac1858
satyromaniac1891
sex maniac1893
1891 Cent. Dict. Satyromaniac,..a person affected with satyromania.
1909 G. B. Shaw Let. 22 June (1972) II. 847 I have read the play... It is made impossible by your nymphomania. There are two men in it.., one a satyromaniac, the other a mere imaginary male figment to focus the nymphomania of all the women.
1944 D. L. Sayers Let. 18 Oct. in J. Brabazon D. L. Sayers (1981) x. 112 All Satyromaniacs, sadists, connoisseurs in rape.
2008 Guardian 5 Jan. 46/2 For Flashman is the last word in political incorrectness—a bullying coward and champion satyromaniac.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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