asexuallyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃʊəli/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃᵿli/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃl̩i/,

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛksjʊ(ə)li/, U.S.

/(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃ(əw)əli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: asexual adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < asexual adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier sexually adv.

Biology.

In an asexual manner; without sexual reproduction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > sex and gender > [adverb] > absence of sex characteristics

sexlessly1851

asexually1856

non-sexually1875

1856 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 391 On one hand, for instance, we have a Hydra which produces, asexually, buds which become converted into Medusæ.

1862 T. H. Huxley On Knowl. Causes Phenomena Org. Nature 86 They take place asexually.

1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. viii. 185 These Primæval Animals reproduce themselves..asexually by division, the formation of buds, spores, germ-cells.

1960 Bot. Gaz. 122 33/1 Most algae, excluding the Cyanophyta, reproduce sexually by gametes and asexually by spores of various kinds.

2014 E. Kolbert Sixth Extinction vii. 145 For the most part, corals are extremely chaste; they reproduce asexually, by ‘budding’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	asexually
释义	asexuallyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃʊəli/, /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃᵿli/, /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃl̩i/, /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛksjʊ(ə)li/, U.S. /(ˌ)eɪˈsɛkʃ(əw)əli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: asexual adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < asexual adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier sexually adv. Biology. In an asexual manner; without sexual reproduction. ΘΚΠ the world > life > sex and gender > [adverb] > absence of sex characteristics sexlessly1851 asexually1856 non-sexually1875 1856 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 391 On one hand, for instance, we have a Hydra which produces, asexually, buds which become converted into Medusæ. 1862 T. H. Huxley On Knowl. Causes Phenomena Org. Nature 86 They take place asexually. 1879 tr. E. Haeckel Evol. Man I. viii. 185 These Primæval Animals reproduce themselves..asexually by division, the formation of buds, spores, germ-cells. 1960 Bot. Gaz. 122 33/1 Most algae, excluding the Cyanophyta, reproduce sexually by gametes and asexually by spores of various kinds. 2014 E. Kolbert Sixth Extinction vii. 145 For the most part, corals are extremely chaste; they reproduce asexually, by ‘budding’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1856
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