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sexed

American  
[sekst] / sɛkst /

adjective

  1. being of a particular sex or having sexual characteristics.

  2. characterized by sexuality; having sex appeal.


sexed British  
/ sɛkst /

adjective

  1. (in combination) having a specified degree of sexuality

    undersexed

  2. of, relating to, or having sexual differentiation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sexed

First recorded in 1590–1600; sex + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The pups, who are yet to be named or sexed, will begin emerging from the den at around three months old before taking their first exploratory swims.

From BBC

The space and resources dedicated to roosters at animal sanctuaries are often devoted to backyard chickens that were improperly sexed.

From New York Times

"Lyra is coping well with first-time motherhood and the pup, who's yet to be sexed, also appears healthy and alert," Mr Brown said.

From BBC

Some of those references about how sexed up he is maybe made more sense with those kinds of pieces in there.

From New York Times

After being sexed, billions of the baby birds are killed shortly after birth - usually by grinding or gassing.

From BBC