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perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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li·bi·do  audio  (l-bd, -b-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. li·bi·dos
  1. The psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives.
    1. Sexual desire.
    2. Manifestation of the sexual drive.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin libd, desire; see leubh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
li·bidi·nal  (-bdn-l) KEY (Adjective), li·bidi·nal·ly(Adverb)


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