sexually
- 1In a sexual or erotic manner.
The director asked the actors to play the scene less sexually and more tenderly.
Critics said the music video presented the pop star far too sexually for a family audience.
Similarerotically, sensually, seductively, provocatively
- 2In relation to sexual intercourse.
The survey asked adults whether they had been sexually active in the past year.
Patients are advised to remain sexually abstinent until the infection clears.
- 3By way of sexual intercourse.
The clinic offers free screening for sexually transmitted infections.
Hepatitis B can be spread sexually as well as through shared needles.
- 4In relation to sex, in the sense of whether an organism is male or female.
In many bird species the plumage is sexually dimorphic, with males far brighter than females.
Critics argued that the club's membership rules discriminated sexually against women.
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Origin
Formed from sexual + -ly.