Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest.
- adjective Slang Highly appealing or interesting; attractive.
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- adjective of a person Having
sexual appeal; suggestive ofsex . - adjective of a thing or concept
interesting ,attractive orappealing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- adjective exciting sexual desire
Etymologies
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Examples
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During his meetings with the design studio, Mr. Nordström came up with the phrase "sexy monastery" to describe the contradictory qualities he wanted in a home.
The Luxury of Space and Silence in Stockholm J. S. Marcus 2011
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'We use the word sexy a lot and have forgotten the ultra- feminine,' she mused, signalling something of a corporate turnaround.
Evening Standard - Home Hannah Betts 2012
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'We use the word sexy a lot and have forgotten the ultra- feminine,' she mused, signalling something of a corporate turnaround.
Evening Standard - Home Hannah Betts 2012
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It's not often in our youth-obsessed culture that a woman of a certain age wins a contest with the word "sexy" in it.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Carolyne Zinko 2011
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Trust, love, what we call sexy, who we trust in a business situation, are all based on how open we are.
Socialtext Customer Exchange: Recent Changes shahriarhkhan@hidden 2010
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Trust, love, what we call sexy, who we trust in a business situation, are all based on how open we are.
Socialtext Customer Exchange: Recent Changes samantha cruise 2010
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GROSS: I'm just curious, if this isn't too personal, did it change your idea of what sexy is to see, like, mostly nearly naked women dancing all the time and then not liking them?
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GROSS: I'm just curious, if this isn't too personal, did it change your idea of what sexy is to see, like, mostly nearly naked women dancing all the time and then not liking them?
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GROSS: I'm just curious, if this isn't too personal, did it change your idea of what sexy is to see, like, mostly nearly naked women dancing all the time and then not liking them?
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The fact that she can go from super casual to sexy is fabulous!
Twilight Lexicon » Kristen Stewart Makes Teen Vogue’s February Top Ten 2009
vermontster commented on the word sexy
Very irritating when used to refer to something that is currently popular or cutting edge. Especially irritating consider the academic and/or clinical setting in which I started overhearing it -- how they absorbed it or from where, dunno.
June 29, 2008
kbbwordie commented on the word sexy
brunettes
January 15, 2009