sexually

[US]/'sekʃuəli/
[UK]/ˈs ɛkʃʊəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a manner related to gender; in a way related to sexual desire; between the two sexes.

Phrases & Collocations

sexually active

sexually transmitted disease

sexually explicit content

sexually harassed

sexually attracted

sexually transmitted infection

sexually repressed

sexually liberated

sexually frustrated

sexually transmitted virus

Example Sentences

a sexually explicit blockbuster.

a society that is sexually permissive

the men felt sexually deprived.

Several of the children had been sexually abused.

she was sexually assaulted as a child.

owls are sexually mature at one year.

women who are sexually repressed

therapy for sexually abused children

She had been sexually harassed at work.

A minority of children are sexually active before they are in their teens.

he had denied himself sexually for years.

I was depressed,withdrawn and sexually frigid.

in this sexually dimorphic species only the males have wings.

This sexually dimorphic lovebird species is rarely seen in aviculture and is known to be difficult to breed.

In the adult, or medusa stage of a jellyfish, they can reproduce sexually by releasing sperm and eggs into the water, forming a planula.

Take a lineage of microscopic marine animals known as bdelloid rotifers.Most rotifers reproduce sexually, but bdelloid rotifers abandoned sex about 100 million years ago.

Real-world Examples

You defended a woman who was sexually harassed.

Source: Scorpion Queen Season 1

Maybe I talk too much, or maybe I should have been more aggressive sexually.

Source: Friends Season 6

Well, it's just that I know that I don't please you sexually.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

The mother was raped; the younger daughter was sexually assaulted.

Source: The Economist - International

We were sexually compatible and monogamous by nature.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

In fact, some animals only ever undergo parthenogenesis, while others can reproduce both sexually and parthenogenetically.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

One way is to teach people how to avoid catching the virus sexually through condom promotion.

Source: Intermediate American English by Lai Shih-Hsiung (Volume 2)

They keep talking about sexually explicit materials.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

" Are you sexually satisfied by your partner? "

Source: Our Day Season 2

So what are the characteristics of sexually selected signals?

Source: Love Micro Lecture (Audio Version)

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