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sexual

adjective

involved in a sexual relationship

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
L
Contains
EX
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɛkʃuəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. involved in a sexual relationship

    “the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife”

adjective

  1. having or involving sex

    “sexual reproduction”

adjective

  1. of or relating to or characterized by sexuality

    “sexual orientation”

In context

Example Sentences

the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
she had been intimate with many men
sexual reproduction
sexual spores
sexual orientation
sexual distinctions

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