ambisextrous

American  

[am-bi-sek-struhs] / ˌæm bɪˈsɛk strəs /

adjective

1. Informal.

   1. attracted to both men and women, or to people of various gender identities; bisexual.

   2. used by or suitable for any gender; unisex.

      ambisextrous hairstyles.

2. held in common by both the male and female sex, especially sexual characteristics.

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Etymology

Origin of ambisextrous

First recorded in 1965–70; blend of sex ¹ and ambidextrous

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ambisextrous

Fen is quite unlike Cloud Nine, Churchill's wickedly ambisextrous foray into the man-woman relationship in the heyday of Victoria's imperial sway, updated in Act II to contemporary Britain.

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