sexually en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛkʃəli/
- /ˈsɛksjʊəli/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛkʃʊəli/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sekaō Latin secō Latin secāre? Latin sexus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sexuālisbor. English sexual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English sexually From sexual + -ly.
Meanings
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In a sexual manner; erotically.
She kissed him sexually.
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With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).
The firm discriminated sexually in its hiring and retention practices.
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With respect to sexual intercourse.
He was sexually active by the age of fifteen.
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By means of sexual intercourse.
AIDS and gonorrhea are sexually transmitted diseases.
A parrot is a sexually reproducing organism.
NBC, never shy about exploiting a celebrity tragedy, overproduced and overpromoted her film in “Farrah’s Story,” but never made the public service point that, besides abstinence, the HPV vaccine is the most promising form of prevention against this type of cancer, which in most cases is sexually acquired.
2009 June 26, Alessandra Stanley, “Farrah Fawcett, a Sex Symbol Who Aimed Higher”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sexually | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sexually | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sexually assault · isosexually · sexually transmitted disease (by means of intercourse) · sociosexually · sexually harass · sexually transmitted infection · sexually anorexic · sexually mature · STD (by means of intercourse) · sexually-oriented
Translations (47)
de sexuell (in a sexual manner) · gl sexualmente (with respect to intercourse) · fi seksuaalisesti (with respect to intercourse) · sq seksualisht (in a sexual manner) · fi seksuaalisesti (in a sexual manner) · ca sexualment (with respect to intercourse) · eo sekse (in a sexual manner) · mt sesswalment (in a sexual manner) · es sexualmente (with respect to intercourse) · fr sexuellement (in a sexual manner) · sk pohlavne (by means of intercourse) · nb seksuelt (in a sexual manner) · et seksuaalselt (in a sexual manner) · sq seksualisht (by means of intercourse) · nb seksuelt (by means of intercourse) · et seksuaalselt (by means of intercourse) · pt sexualmente (with respect to sex (division)) · pt sexualmente (with respect to intercourse) · fi seksuaalisesti (by means of intercourse) · el σεξουαλικά (in a sexual manner) · et seksuaalselt (with respect to intercourse) · it sessualmente (in a sexual manner) · gl sexualmente (in a sexual manner) · es sexualmente (by means of intercourse) · sq seksualisht (with respect to intercourse) · ru половы́м путём (by means of intercourse) · pt sexualmente (by means of intercourse) · nn seksuelt (in a sexual manner) · ru сексуа́льно (with respect to intercourse) · sv sexuellt (with respect to intercourse) · sv köns- (with respect to sex (division)) · es sexualmente (in a sexual manner) · sk sexuálne (with respect to intercourse) · sv sexuellt (in a sexual manner) · es sexualmente (with respect to sex (division)) · ru по полово́му при́знаку (with respect to sex (division)) · sk rodovo (with respect to sex (division)) · fi sukupuolittain (with respect to sex (division)) · cs sexuálně (in a sexual manner) · gl sexualmente (by means of intercourse) · gl sexualmente (with respect to sex (division)) · sv sexuellt (by means of intercourse) · nn seksuelt (by means of intercourse) · ru сексуа́льно (in a sexual manner) · ca sexualment (in a sexual manner) · sk sexuálne (in a sexual manner) · pt sexualmente (in a sexual manner)