sexi-

American  

1. variant of sex-.

   sexivalent.

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Usage

What does sexi- mean? Sexi- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “six.” It appears occasionally in technical terms, especially in mathematics.Sexi- comes from Latin sex, meaning “six.” Yes, “six.” Discover why at our entry for six. Another combining form meaning "six" is hexa-, which comes from Greek héx. Learn more at our Words That Use entry for hexa-.What are variants of sexi-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, sexi- becomes sex-, as in sexangular.

Example Sentences

In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America's past millions of years ago.

From Salon

No fossils of mammals, birds or reptiles from the same time period have been found at the Sexi site, but the ancient forest certainly would have supported a diversity of wildlife.

From Salon

Browsing the episode titles, there's "Sexi Moose Adventure," "Feast of Not People Adventure," "Avocado Barter Adventure," and "Romantic Meat-Based Adventure."

From Salon

She promises a "Sexi Soprano Webinar" about "blocking the haters, building up your self-confidence and pushing out the negativity in a world ... where you're constantly being judged, broken down, told from all different directions what you should be, how you should act, what you should wear, how you should sound."

From US News

In a choking fog of Elnett, stylists with names such as Fingaz, Sexi Lexi and J-Rok who speak in chatroom acronyms use glue and wire to make hair-dos that look like wedding cakes, as if perhaps there may be some cosmic reward once they die for multiplying frivolity to such staggering levels.

From The Guardian