sexually

adverb

USSEK-shoo-uh-lee/ˈsɛkʃʊəli/SEK-syoo-uh-lee/ˈsɛksjʊəli/

4 meanings of sexually

1
with desireadverb
In a way that is sexual or meant to cause sexual desire.
The ad showed the models posing sexually, and many parents complained.
He touched her arm in a friendly way, not sexually.
Similarerotically, sensually, seductively, provocatively
2
love lifeadverb
When it comes to having sex.
The doctor asked if she was sexually active.
He was sexually inexperienced when he got married.
3
by matingadverb
Through having sex.
Some infections are passed on sexually, so doctors suggest using condoms.
Mammals reproduce sexually.
4
male or femaleadverb
In a way that has to do with being male or female.
The old school was sexually segregated, with boys and girls in two different buildings.
The company was found to discriminate sexually when it paid men more than women.

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Made from sexual + -ly.