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Sexy

//ˈsɛk.sɪ// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having sex appeal; attractive.

    "The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy."

  2. 2
    Used to describe prime numbers that differ from each other by six. not-comparable

    "(73,79) is a sexy prime pair."

  3. 3
    Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.

    "The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car."

  4. 4
    Sexual; relating to or involving sex. rare

    "He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest wordnet
  2. 2
    stimulating sexual desire wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sex + -y.

Etymology 2

From Latin sex (“six”) + -y, intended as a pun.

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