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sexually

adv
/ˈsɛksjʊəli/

Etymology

From sexual + -ly.

  1. borrowed from sexuālis
  2. formed as sexually — “sexual + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a sexual manner

    In a sexual manner; erotically.

    • She kissed him sexually.

  2. With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).

    • The firm discriminated sexually in its hiring and retention practices.

  3. With respect to sexual intercourse.

    • He was sexually active by the age of fifteen.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. By means of sexual intercourse.

      • AIDS and gonorrhea are sexually transmitted diseases.
      • A parrot is a sexually reproducing organism.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sexually. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01sexually02erotically03erotic04excitement05excited06enthusiasm07eagerness08desire

A definitional loop anchored at sexually. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at sexually

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA