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hypoactive

adj

Etymology

From hypo- + active.

  1. derived from *h₂éǵeti✻
  2. derived from activus
  3. derived from actif
  4. inherited from actyf
  5. prefixed as hypoactive — “hypo + active”

Definitions

  1. Less than normally active.

    • Men have the naturally higher sex drive, yet all the laws, customs, punishments, shame, strictures, mystiques, and anti-mystiques are aimed at that tepid, sleepy, hypoactive creature the female libido.

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