sexual
sex‧u‧al S3 W2 AC /ˈsekʃuəl/
adjective
a disease passed on by sexual contact
allegations of sexual abuse
her first sexual experience
Many elderly people continue to have satisfying sexual relationships.
2. relating to the social relationships between men and women, especially the differences between men and women:
sexual stereotypes
—sexually adverb:
young people who are sexually active (=who regularly have sex)
I no longer found her sexually attractive.
She had been sexually assaulted.
sex‧u‧al S3 W2 AC /ˈsekʃuəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: sex, sexism, sexist, sexuality, sexiness, bisexual, bisexuality, homosexual, homosexuality; adjective: sexist, sexual, bisexual, homosexual, sexy, sexless; adverb: sexually, sexily; verb: sex
1. relating to the physical activity of sex:
2. relating to the social relationships between men and women, especially the differences between men and women:
—sexually adverb: