intersexedadj.
/ˈɪntəsɛkst/, U.S. /ˈɪn(t)ərˌsɛkst/ Originally Biology.
Having or combining the characteristics of both sexes; intermediate between male and female; intersexual; = intersex adj. 2.
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bisexed1605
hermaphroditical1605
epicene1607
hermaphrodite1607
hermaphroditic1631
promiscuousa1637
androgynal1646
masculo-feminine1646
androgynous1651
ambosexous1656
hermaphroditish1764
androgyne1765
bisexual1793
hermaphrodital1823
heautandrous1837
amphigonic1876
intersexual1916
intersex1920
intersexed1921
harumphroditic1924
man-womanly1929
ambosexual1931
bi-gendered1976
1921 Trans. 1st World's Poultry Congr. I. i. 56 Hybrids of Goldfinches and Canaries (Carduelis elegans, Serinus canarius, var. dom.) are completely intersexed.
1939 Ann. Reg. 1938 372 The production of feminized males and intersexed rats by antenatal administration of oestrogens.
1968 R. J. Stoller Sex & Gender ii. 17 (heading) The intersexed patient with normal gender identity.
2007 Church Times 16 Feb. 24/1 A chapter on the meanings we assign to our bodies commendably and knowingly treats of the bodies of intersexed and transgendered persons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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