heterosexually
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- adverb
- /ˌhɛtərəˈsɛkʃuəli/
- Participants enrolled between June 1998 and January 2001 as part of an HIV risk reduction trial among HIV-negative, heterosexually active African American women who use drugs.
- heterosexually identified
Examples
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For Americans, it is a cultural concept that encompasses biological reproduction, child rearing, and heterosexually organized households and families, all of which are understood as natural to the category female.
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I know how difficult that can be to make happen, especially when you are competing heterosexually with women for men.
Blog text (13) -
All heterosexually married women have a right to completely reject PIV as a sexual practice, for example.
Blog text (24) -
Nearly one quarter (23%) were victims of both cyber and school bullying, compared with only 9% of heterosexually identified youths.
Academic text (2012) -
Among West Indian-born Blacks, 23.8% of cases were among men who have sex with men, 41.4% were heterosexually transmitted, and 33.6% were of unknown origin (Table 3).
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Many young couples express their love heterosexually, forming lasting relationships.
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In many cultures, social norms dictate that people date heterosexually before considering other orientations.
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Studies have shown that diseases are often transmitted heterosexually, highlighting the importance of safe practices.
Surface Forms
Morphology
heterosexually = heterosexual (transparent) = hetero + sexual + ly
The adverb 'heterosexually' is transparently derived from the adjective 'heterosexual' by adding the suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Heterosexually comes from hetero- meaning 'other', the opposite of homo- 'same', plus sexual from 'sex' and the ending -ly which means 'in a way'. So, heterosexually means 'in a way that is sexually attracted to people of the other sex'.