sexually
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛksjʊəli/ / /ˈsɛkʃʊəli/ / /ˈsɛkʃəli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sexually From sexual + -ly.
- In a sexual manner; erotically.
“She kissed him sexually.”
- With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).
“The firm discriminated sexually in its hiring and retention practices.”
- With respect to sexual intercourse.
“He was sexually active by the age of fifteen.”
- By means of sexual intercourse.
“AIDS and gonorrhea are sexually transmitted diseases.”
“A parrot is a sexually reproducing organism.”