Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- By means of sex; in the sexual relation; after the manner of the sexes: as, to propagate sexually.
Wiktionary
- adv. In a sexual manner: erotically.
- adv. With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).
- adv. With respect to sexual intercourse.
- adv. By means of sexual intercourse.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a sexual manner or relation.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. by sexual means
- adv. with respect to sexuality
Etymologies
- sexual + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I think part of the reason is we use the term "sexually transmitted disease" to describe these types of afflictions, and then turn the focus on "safe sex" to keep from getting them "safe sex" generally meaning "protected sex" with a condom.”
“It's really too bad that the term sexually retarded is so politically incorrect.”
“We're also seeing it in late-night comedy, where a former writer for David Letterman wrote a scathing article of what she called a sexually charged atmosphere.”
“We're also seeing in a late night comedy where a former writer for David Letterman wrote a scathing article of what she called a sexually charged atmosphere.”
“Police say they now know Brianna was strangled in what they call a sexually motivated crime.”
“Police say they now know Brianna was strangled in what she call a sexually motivated crime.”
“Jones accuses Kellogg, Brown and Root, the subsidiary of allowing what she called a sexually charged atmosphere in the work place.”
“CANDIOTTI: As Haggard goes through spiritual restoration for what he called sexually immoral conduct, Haggard will have to face his demons working with a select group of advisers.”
“Haggard agreed to resign after the board of the church he founded announced he would be dismissed for what it called sexually immoral conduct.”
“The church oversight board has decided Haggard committed what it calls sexually immoral conduct.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sexually’.
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EN - academic vocabulary
Use these and get promoted
abandon, abandonment, abnormally, abstract, abstraction, abstractly, abstracts, academia, academic, academically, academics, academies and 3119 more...
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sex phases/words
how sex is used
devout sex, the, fair (also gentle..., fairer (also gent..., have sex (with), to, organ of sex, second sex, the, sex-abolitionist, sex-abusing, sex act, sex activity, sex addict, sex addiction and 233 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Pseudorandom encore
A couple of years ago on Wordie, I made the list Pseudorandom words. Let's see how the Wordnik random words compare: no panvocalics, more adverbs, more hyphenated words (or maybe I excluded them th...
appeasable, remigrant, trijunction, strawberry-mark, usurpatory, mannery, episcopally, encrown, boutade, yux, unpunishable, fortifiable and 88 more...
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Random list 22/5/2010
Every word I random for the next ten minutes or so will be added to this list.
venturine, tortulous, tweedle, appellatively, vetch, misexplication, intrigante, corresponsive, polyphonic, ramrod, yank, tuscor and 31 more...
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living on the outside of your skin.
this is just to say.
sensuously, irrevocably, marvelously, beautifully, dangerously, sublimely, sexually, deliciously, incomparably
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