Proceptively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a proceptive manner not-comparable

    "Commenting on the proceptive and receptive nature of sexual response, Vrangalova and Savin-Williams [36 ] proposed that, “…mostly heterosexual individuals may be proceptively oriented toward only one sex, but have higher arousability to a wider range of stimuli, including those of their non-preferred sex” (pp. 97)."

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"Commenting on the proceptive and receptive nature of sexual response, Vrangalova and Savin-Williams [36 ] proposed that, “…mostly heterosexual individuals may be proceptively oriented toward only one sex, but have higher arousability to a wider range of stimuli, including those of their non-preferred sex” (pp. 97)."

Etymology

From proceptive + -ly.

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