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sex⋅u⋅al

  [sek-shoo-uhl or, especially Brit., seks-yoo-]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or for sex: sexual matters; sexual aids.
2. occurring between or involving the sexes: sexual relations.
3. having sexual organs or reproducing by processes involving both sexes.
Origin:
1645–55; < LL sexuālis, equiv. to sexu(s) sex + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sex⋅u⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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sex·u·al   (sěk'shōō-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of sex, sexuality, the sexes, or the sex organs and their functions.
  2. Implying or symbolizing erotic desires or activity.
  3. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction characterized by the union of male and female gametes: sexual reproduction.

[Late Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, sex.]
sex'u·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Sexually

Sex"u*al*ly\, adv. In a sexual manner or relation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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