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sexually

  • adverb
  • /ˈsɛksjʊəli/

In a sexual manner; erotically.

Example

“She kissed him sexually.”

Other meanings

  1. With respect to sex either of the two divisions of organisms.

    “The firm discriminated sexually in its hiring and retention practices.”

  2. With respect to sexual intercourse.

    “He was sexually active by the age of fifteen.”

Related words

  • sexually transmitted disease
  • STD
  • isosexually
  • sociosexually
  • sexually anorexic
  • sexually transmitted infection
  • sexually mature
  • sexually harass
  • sexually-oriented
  • sexually assault

Example sentences

  • “Most drag shows are not sexually explicit.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sexually” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.