sensuouslyadv.
/ˈsɛnsjʊəsli/, /ˈsɛnʃʊəsli/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ʃəwəsli/ In a sensuous manner.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [adverb] > physical sensation
sensuously1825
sensationally1855
1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 388 To bring together every one of the sensible and ponderable Stuffs or Elements, that are sensuously perceived in the Eye itself, or in the Flesh itself.
1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 11 Mar. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) iii. 128 So very warm and rich it is, so sensuously beautiful.
1936 F. R. Leavis Revaluation v. 167 The pervasiveness in Shelley's verse of caressing, cherishing, fondling, and, in general, sensuously tender suggestions.
1969 E. Connell Mr Bridge xx. 48 The fat tires squashed sensuously over the icy ruts in the street.
2003 V. O. Carter Such Sweet Thunder 498 The funky bluesy atmosphere simmering with the heat of the sensuously swaying bodies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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