sexually
//ˈsɛksjʊəli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more sexually
- Superlative
- most sexually
Definitions
1.In a sexual manner; erotically.
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.By means of sexual intercourse.
- A parrot is a sexually reproducing organism.
- AIDS and gonorrhea are sexually transmitted diseases.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4313
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder.
Proto-Italic *seksus
Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
Proto-Italic *sekaō
Latin secō
Latin secāre?
Latin sexus
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sexuālisbor.
English sexual