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satyromaniac, a. and n.|ˌsætɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪæk| [f. satyr + -o + -maniac.] A. adj. Of a man: exhibiting excessive sexual desire. B. n. A man who exhibits excessive sexual desires; a sex maniac.
1889Cent. Dict., Satyromaniac, a. and n. I. a. Affected with satyromania. II. n. A person affected with satyromania. 1892G. 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. 1909― 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. 1944D. L. Sayers Let. 18 Oct. in J. Brabazon D. L. Sayers (1981) x. 112 All Satyromaniacs, sadists, connoisseurs in rape. |