sensually

[ sen-shoo-uh-lee ]

adverb
  1. in a carnal or fleshly way that is preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or physical appetites: In our sensually dominated society, the habit of acting out fantasy is becoming a cultural norm.

  2. in an unchaste or immoral and unrestrained way: Today we are increasingly bombarded with sensually explicit images from the internet, television, movies, and print advertising.

  1. in a way that arouses or excites the senses or physical appetites: This sensually calculated music is made to move people onto the dance floor—and beyond.

  2. in a worldly, materialistic, or irreligious way: Those who think merely naturally and sensually do not allow their minds to be lifted up into spiritual light.

  3. in a way that relates to the senses or physical sensation: Learning happens best when the demand on a learner's "working memory" meets the ability to sensually process the information through both channels—auditory and visual.

Origin of sensually

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Other words from sensually

  • hy·per·sen·su·al·ly, adverb
  • non·sen·su·al·ly, adverb
  • sub·sen·su·al·ly, adverb
  • trans·sen·su·al·ly, adverb
  • un·sen·su·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby sensually

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How to use sensually in a sentence

  • A beautiful, naked, self-confident woman, sensually cradling...a cod?

  • His eyes sparkled sensually, incoherent sounds issued from between his clenched teeth.

    By Right of Conquest | Arthur Hornblow
  • She charmed him sensually, but other women had done likewise; she was beautiful, but he could conceive of greater beauty.

    A Bed of Roses | W. L. George
  • He was enormously fat, and breathed heavily through clean shaven lips that protruded sensually.

    The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell Cullum
  • Wild animals signify sensually aroused persons, or further, base impulses, passions.

  • The womanish delicacy of his lips had somehow gone, and now they protruded sensually as he sucked at a cheap cigarette.

    The Law-Breakers | Ridgwell Cullum