sexy

[ sek-see ]

/ ˈsɛk si /

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adjective, sex·i·er, sex·i·est.

concerned predominantly or excessively with sex; risqué: a sexy novel.

sexually interesting or exciting; radiating sexuality: the sexy supermodel on the cover of a magazine.

excitingly appealing; glamorous: a sexy new car.

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Origin of sexy

First recorded in 1920–25; sex + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sexy

sex·i·ly, adverbsex·i·ness, nounun·sex·y, adjective

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How to use sexy in a sentence

The narrator and main character of “A Certain Hunger” is a sexy food critic named Dorothy Daniels.
Sure, you may be grossed out, but ‘A Certain Hunger’ is a naughty pleasure|Maureen Corrigan|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
McAuliffe and Rendell are certainly wealthy — Reid less so — but apparently it is not as sexy to say Mayorkas took these steps on behalf of Democratic politicians.
Cotton’s claim that Mayorkas was ‘guilty of selling green cards to Chinese nationals’|Glenn Kessler|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Ever since The Harvard Business Review declared data science to be “the sexiest job of the 21st century” in 2012, I feel like I have been promoted.
How to think critically about polls and rankings|Abba Krieger|December 8, 2020|Quartz
This was always a pretty sexy song, but Steve liked that kind of falsetto singing throughout the film.
‘Lovers Rock’—The Story Behind The Music In Steve McQueen’s Tribute To Reggae|cmurray|November 28, 2020|Essence.com

That means sparrows in the Bay Area got significantly sexier by bird metrics, at least temporarily.
2020 isn’t all bad. Here are 13 science stories to be thankful for.|Rachel Feltman, Sara Chodosh|November 26, 2020|Popular-Science
Women are berated—and berate themselves—for dressing too sexily.
In Defense of Slut-O-Ween|Emily Shire|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for sexy

sexy

/ (ˈsɛksɪ) /

adjective sexier or sexiest informal

provoking or intended to provoke sexual interesta sexy dress; a sexy book

feeling sexual interest; aroused

interesting, exciting, or trendya sexy project; a sexy new car

Derived forms of sexy

sexily, adverbsexiness, noun

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Origin of sexy

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