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undersexed

undersexed

1 9.5
Having less sex or sexual desire than is usual
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndərˈsɛkst/
  • NSFW
translation icon : con poco deseo sexual
  • She often jokes about being undersexed during busy periods in her life.

Examples

  • I was beginning to think I was undersexed, a very suspect thing to be in one's seventeenth and eighteenth year.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The other one is kinda short and undersexed? #BRUCE#

    Fiction book (1999)
  • you know, it's one thing if Jerry is an undersexed jerk who takes no joy in life

  • Well, honey, you're more fidgety than a queer rooster in an undersexed henhouse, huh?

  • Many people feel undersexed after a long, stressful week at work.

  • He realized he was undersexed when his friends started discussing their relationships more often.

Synonyms

asexual
vsundersexed
4 5.7

Not feeling sexual attraction to anyone or wanting sexual activity

has lower sexual desire or activity than is typical
sexless
vsundersexed
3 6.8

Not feeling desire for close physical contact

has reduced desire compared with typical levels
unaroused
vsundersexed
  • NSFW
7.4

Not feeling sexual or physical excitement

is generally lower desire rather than temporary lack of arousal

Antonyms

oversexed
  • NSFW
4 8.2

Seen as very sexually attractive or having too much interest in sex

How Sexually Active

hypersexual
  • NSFW
1 8.7
undersexed
  • NSFW
1 9.5
sexless
3 6.8

Surface Forms

undersexed positive

Morphology

undersexed = undersex (semi-transparent) = under + sex + ed

The suffix '-ed' forms the adjective from 'undersex', but the specific meaning requires contextual knowledge.

Etymology

The word undersexed comes from the prefix under- meaning 'not enough' (as in underpaid or underfed) plus sexed, from sex meaning 'sexual activity or desire'. So undersexed describes someone who has less sexual desire or activity than is usual.