sexly
/ˈsɛksli/
sexly adjective: relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
Adjective
sexly (not comparable)
- Relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
- Should I ascribe any of these things unto myself or my sexly weaknesse, I were not worthy to live.1601, Queen Elizabeth I, Golden Speech
- For surely in that time were those possessed
Of Demons — making men's hearts a foul nest
For other thoughts besides the sexly crime.
Perchance, tho' seven Demons in her breast
Such passions varied that gave her no rest
Like Envy, Hate and Malice, which her soul had nursed
Until her mind—desires and...1917, Richard Hayes McCartney, An Unclean Spirit, page 75
Origin of sexly
From sex + -ly.
Questions about sexly
- What does sexly mean?
- Sexly means relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
- What part of speech is sexly?
- Sexly is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sexly?
- Sexly is pronounced /ˈsɛksli/.
Words near sexly in the dictionary
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