sexy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 4
/ˈsɛk.sɪ/
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/ˈsɛk.sɪ/ · /ˈsɛk.si/
Definition of sexy
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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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
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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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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.”
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(rare)Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
“He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.”
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(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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