sexy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
13
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛk.sɪ/
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/ˈsɛk.sɪ/ · /ˈsɛk.si/

Definition of sexy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Having sex appeal; attractive.
    “The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.”
    “She has a sexy voice!”
    “Stupid sexy Flanders!”
    “If you want my body and you think I'm sexy / Come on sugar let me know”
    “So we decided, in the sexiest and most entertaining way possible, to create a “fluid-bound contract.””
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adj

  1. Having sex appeal; attractive.
    “The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.”
    “She has a sexy voice!”
    “Stupid sexy Flanders!”
    “If you want my body and you think I'm sexy / Come on sugar let me know”
    “So we decided, in the sexiest and most entertaining way possible, to create a “fluid-bound contract.””
  2. Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
    “The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.”
    “We have some sexy ideas on how to improve sales.”
    “Being an undertaker is not a sexy career.”
    “Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo.”
    “"The management of the quay walls and bridges has lagged behind in recent decades because it was not given the political priority it deserves and it is not a sexy topic," says Dijksma.”
  3. (rare)Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
    “He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.”
  4. (not-comparable)Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six.
    “(73,79) is a sexy prime pair.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder. Proto-Italic *seksus Latin sexusder. Old French sexeder. Middle English sexe English sex Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sexy From sex + -y.

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