sexed
- adjective
- /sɛkst/
- Specialized
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diferenciado sexualmente
- In many animals, the males and females are easily identifiable due to their sexed characteristics.
I'm asking the question in a very long winded way, trying to identify why you would have this sexed difference.
- I'm asking the question in a very long winded way, trying to identify why you would have this sexed difference.
- So as with many of the nesting patterns here, we talk about not all people who sexed are narcissistic.
Examples
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We are physically sexed, and our psychosexual outlook on the world is underpinned by a knowledge of how our sexed apparatus works.
Academic text (1997) -
I'm asking the question in a very long winded way, trying to identify why you would have this sexed difference.
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The sexed traits of this plant species help researchers determine its breeding patterns.
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Understanding the sexed differences in humans can enhance studies in psychology and sociology.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.4
Not involving sexual activity, for example when plants or fungi reproduce without sex
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sexed comes from the root sex meaning 'male or female', the same root in sex and sexual. Think of animals or plants being 'sexed' when people check whether they are male or female. So, sexed here means having clear male or female characteristics.