asexually en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English asexual Middle English -ly English -ly English asexually From asexual + -ly.
Meanings
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In an asexual manner; without having sex.
Amoebas reproduce asexually.
One of the pioneers was a French plant scientist named Georges Morel who figured out how to produce asexually thousands of identical orchids from one plant through cloning instead of breeding from seed.
2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most asexually | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more asexually | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
it asessualmente (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · fi epäseksuaalisesti (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · pl aseksualnie (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · pt assexuadamente (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · gl asexualmente (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · fr asexuellement (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · es asexualmente (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · pt assexualmente (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · pl bezpłciowo (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · sk asexuálne (in an asexual manner; without having sex) · fi suvuttomasti (in an asexual manner; without having sex)