📖 Definitions of "Sexually"
adverb
- 1
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
By means of sexual intercourse.
"A parrot is a sexually reproducing organism."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sexually"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sexnoun | (uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. |
| sexualitynoun | Sexual activity; concern with, or interest in, sexual activity. |
| gendernoun | Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) |
| characternoun | (countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. |
| naturenoun | (uncountable, often capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology. |
| objectnoun | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. |
| reproductively | In terms of, or by means of, reproduction |
| diseasenoun | (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. |
| the | (with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others. |
| transmitted | (sometimes in combination) That has been transmitted (in a specified manner). |
| stinoun | (pathology) Initialism of sexually transmitted infection (also S.T.I.). [(pathology) A sexually transmitted disease, with or without symptoms.] |
| transmissible | Able to be transmitted. |
| communicable | (epidemiology, of a disease) Able to be transmitted between people or animals. |
| diseasesnoun | (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired. |
| stisnoun | A pen or enclosure for swine. |
| victims | the eighth album by the band Steel Pulse, released in 1991. |
| amorously | In an amorous or loving manner. |
| erotically | in an erotic manner |
| sensually | In a sensual manner; in a way that excites the senses; sexily. |
| carnally | In a carnal manner. |
🎨 Adjectives for "Sexually"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Sexually"
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📝 Common Phrases with "Sexually"
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- sexuallytransmitted
- sexuallyactive
- sexuallyabused
- sexuallyexplicit
- sexually.
- sexuallymature
- sexuallyassaulted
- sexuallyand
- sexuallyaroused
- sexuallydimorphic
- sexuallyharassed
- sexuallyaggressive
- sexuallyattracted
- sexuallyattractive
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