Sexlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling sex or some aspect of it.

    "Because many drugs produce a sexlike pleasure, there is a close relationship between drug taking and sex. Both sexual and drug-induced sensations command attention and condition the brain to seek repetition of the experience."

Example

More examples

"Because many drugs produce a sexlike pleasure, there is a close relationship between drug taking and sex. Both sexual and drug-induced sensations command attention and condition the brain to seek repetition of the experience."

Etymology

From sex + -like.

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