sensually
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
1Other 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
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How to use sensually in a sentence
This Valentine’s Day, reach for a better box of chocolatesThey are two-bite chocolate-covered confections, which not only offer pure, sensual pleasure, they do so in a better-for-you way, without much added sugar, making them all the more lovable.
Make two-bite chocolate truffles your love language this Valentine’s Day | Ellie Krieger | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostIn a world accelerating the digitization of knowledge and the virtual documentation of other people’s lives, we should not forget about our desire to sensually experience.
What Did the Past Smell Like? - Issue 93: Forerunners | Ann-Sophie Barwich | December 9, 2020 | NautilusWe should not forget about our desire to sensually experience.
What Did the Past Smell Like? - Issue 93: Forerunners | Ann-Sophie Barwich | December 9, 2020 | NautilusWe know the HBO drama isn’t the first project to focus on Kidman’s most expressive feature — the poster for Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 drama “Eyes Wide Shut” features Kidman peering out from a sensual kiss with then-husband Tom Cruise.
The real star of ‘The Undoing’? Nicole Kidman’s eyeballs. | Bethonie Butler | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe category is a celebration of both sensual movements and concepts.
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 HornblowShe 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. GeorgeHe was enormously fat, and breathed heavily through clean shaven lips that protruded sensually.
The Man in the Twilight | Ridgwell CullumWild animals signify sensually aroused persons, or further, base impulses, passions.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis | Sigmund FreudThe 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
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