Proceptively
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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)."
Example
More examples"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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