sexier; sexiest
1
: sexually suggestive or stimulating : erotic
2
: generally attractive or interesting : appealing
a sexy stock
sexily adverb
sexiness noun

Examples of sexy in a Sentence

She wore a sexy skirt. Her legs are long and sexy.
Recent Examples on the Web Their beauty is somehow both effortless and perfect, put together yet slightly undone (in the sexiest way possible). Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 24 June 2024 Whoa, dude: California accent is among sexiest in the country for dating, study says, via Angela Rodriguez. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024 Ladd and Lake are often lesser celebrated these days in favor of those other steamy co-stars of the 1940s, Bogie and Bacall, but the Ladd-and-Lake noirs together are generally darker and sexier. Christina Newland, Vulture, 6 June 2024 This allowed discussions over how to handle the discovery of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts to play out slowly and sensibly, with the sexiest story in Washington kept entirely secret for five months, until the administration itself revealed it after the raid on bin Laden's Abbottabad compound. Graham Allison, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012 See all Example Sentences for sexy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sexy was in 1896

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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

sexy

adjective
sexier; sexiest
: sexually exciting : erotic
sexiness noun
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