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sextual

sextual adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of sexting.

Adjective

sextual (comparative more sextual, superlative most sextual)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sexting.
    • Below is a short rundown of a few of the top locations for sextual feelings. It's no surprise why these resources are so popular, but at the same time, the ease of sexting can put us in compromising positions if we're not careful.2013, Margo Strupeck, Seven Deadly Clicks: Essential Lessons for Online Safety and Success, Zest Books, →ISBN
    • It was the work of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart that helped to expose the sextual shenanigans of Representative Andrew Weiner, […]2014, Timothy Stanley, Citizen Hollywood: How the Collaboration between LA and DC Revolutionized American Politics, Thomas Dunne, →ISBN, page 251

Forms of sextual

comparativemore sextual
superlativemost sextual

Origin of sextual

Blend of sext + sexual.

Questions about sextual

What does sextual mean?
Sextual means of, relating to, or characteristic of sexting.
What part of speech is sextual?
Sextual is an adjective.

Words near sextual in the dictionary

  1. sextremists
  2. sextries
  3. sextrigintillion
  4. sextry
  5. sexts
  6. sextual
  7. sextually
  8. sextumvirate
  9. sextumvirates
  10. sextuor
  11. sextuors

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