sexilyadv.
/ˈsɛksᵻli/, U.S. /ˈsɛksəli/ In a sexy manner; alluringly.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual desire > [adverb]
provokingly1615
erotically1882
provocatively1882
sexily1929
1929 New Statesman 31 Aug. 623/1 Simply I will say—slowly, sinuously, but not, I hope, sexily, ‘Welcome, Miss Bumfiddle! welcome, Alimony!’
1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 240 Late party, the latest place, place of lugubrious eroticism, sexily spot-lit.
1978 P. Bryers Cat Trapper ix. 61 She curled sexily on a cushion.
1992 Rochdale (N.Y.) Democrat & Chron. 13 Nov. c 4/3 A history professor at Emory University who's been criticized by female colleagues for dressing too sexily.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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