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sexually

sexually

518 4.6
In a way that has to do with making new life or private physical contact
  • adverb
  • /ˈsɛkʃuəli/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sexualmente
  • How would you know how sexually compatible you are when you have nothing to compare it to?
  • sexually transmitted diseases
  • sexually transmitted infections
  • sexually transmitted

And yet they knew that she was being sexually abused by a gang of men.

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Examples

  • I find you both very sexually attractive.

  • The data collected from these 70 sexually active couples was used in the analyses.

    Academic text (1999)
  • - Do you still find him sexually attractive?

  • And I still want her sexually.

  • How are things between you sexually?

  • I have a sexually satisfying life.

  • So they have things like sexually transmitted infections.

  • Unattached young adults may be especially sexually active and less concerned about risky sex.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Some claimed to find the experience sexually stimulating, while others felt a brief surge of nausea.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Many young people are not aware of the risks associated with sexually transmitted infections.

Synonyms

sensually
vssexually
  • NSFW
3 7.2

In a way that shows strong sexual attraction or physical pleasure

is specific to intimacy rather than general physical pleasure
erotically
vssexually
  • NSFW
3 8.2

In a way that shows sexual desire for someone

is broader, relating to intimacy rather than desire
libidinously
vssexually
  • NSFW
9.9

In a way that shows strong sexual desire

is more general and not focused only on strong desire
libidinally
vssexually
  • NSFW
9.9

In a sexual way that shows strong desire

is about general relation to intimacy rather than instinct

Compounds

29 2.7

An illness you can get from someone when you have sex

3 5.4

To make other people want to have sex

How Sexual

pornographically
  • Offensive
8.8
erotically
  • NSFW
3 8.2
sexually
  • NSFW
518 4.6
nonsexually
1 6.1

Surface Forms

sexually positive

Morphology

sexually = sexual (transparent) = sex + ual + ly

Formed by clear adjective-to-adverb suffixation from 'sexual' (sex + -ual), so a learner who knows 'sexual' can readily infer 'sexually'.

Etymology

The word sexually comes from the simple root sex, from the old Latin word sexus meaning 'sex' or 'being male or female', and the ending -ally makes it mean 'in a ... way'. So, sexually means 'in a way that relates to sex or sexual activity'.