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sexy

[ sek-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

sexy

/ ˈsɛksɪ /

Origin of sexy¹

First recorded in 1920–25; sex + -y ¹

Are you seeing more commercial pressure from academic presses for historians to sexy it up a bit?

“This new generation of leaders can make cooperation sexy,” Olikara told me.

The sport of surfing is a very sexy sport, beautiful people on beautiful beaches in minimal clothing.

You have a pretty sexy online persona, what with the constant bikinis.

It was sexy, silly, and—in those relatively modest times—sensational.

She wondered if every daring, sexy technology project started like this, a cranky hacker muttering angrily about boot-loaders.

"I thought it made me look sexy," the redhead said petulantly.

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