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sex·y

 (sĕk′sē)
adj. sex·i·er, sex·i·est
1. Arousing or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest.
2. Slang Highly appealing or interesting; attractive: "The recruiting brochures are getting sexier" (Jack R. Wentworth).

sex′i·ly adv.
sex′i·ness n.
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sexy

(ˈsɛksɪ)
adj, sexier or sexiest
1. provoking or intended to provoke sexual interest: a sexy dress; a sexy book.
2. feeling sexual interest; aroused
3. interesting, exciting, or trendy: a sexy project; a sexy new car.
ˈsexily adv
ˈsexiness n
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sex•y

(ˈsɛk si)

adj. sex•i•er, sex•i•est.
1. concerned predominantly or exclusively with sex; erotic: a sexy novel.
2. sexually interesting or exciting; radiating sexuality.
3. excitingly appealing: a sexy color; a sexy apartment.
[1920–25]
sex′i•ly, adv.
sex′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
seductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state
unsexy - not sexually aroused or arousing
2.sexy - exciting sexual desiresexy - exciting sexual desire    
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sexy

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sexy

adjective
1. Arousing erotic desire:
2. Suggesting sexuality:
3. Of, concerning, or promoting sexual love or desire:
4. Feeling or devoted to sexual love or desire:
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Translations
جِنْسي، مُثير للشَّهْوَة الجِنْسِيَّهجِنْسِيّ
sexysvůdný
sexet
amoroallogaseksoalloga
seksikäs
seksi
szexis
sexí, kynòokkafullur
セクシーな
성적 매력이 있는
sexossexy
seksi
sexig
ที่ดึงดูดทางเพศ
cinsî cazibesi olanseksiseksî
gợi tình

sexy

[ˈseksɪ] ADJ (sexier (compar) (sexiest (superl)))
1. (= sexually attractive) → sexy
you look very sexy in that dressestás muy sexy con ese vestido
2. (= interested in sex) → sensual
to make sb feel sexyexcitar a algn, hacer que algn se excite
3. (= erotic) [film, scene, book] → erótico
4. (= exciting) [issue, subject, object] → excitante
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sexy

[ˈsɛksi] adj [person, dress, hair] → sexy inv; [film, book] → sexy inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sexy

adj (+er)
(inf) person, clothessexy inv usu pred (inf); smile, pose alsoaufreizend; joke, filmerotisch; the sexiest girl in the classdas Mädchen in der Klasse, das am meisten Sexappeal hat
(inf: = exciting) → geil (sl)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sexy

[ˈsɛksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → sexy inv, provocante
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sex

(seks) noun
1. either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young. Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?
2. the fact of belonging to either of these two groups. discrimination on the grounds of sex; (also adjective) sex discrimination.
ˈsexist adjective
showing contempt for the other sex. a very sexist remark.
ˈsexless adjective
neither male nor female.
sexual (ˈsekʃuəl) adjective
concerned with the production of young or children. the sexual organs.
ˈsexually adverb
ˈsexy adjective
having sex appeal.
sexual abuse noun
taking advantage of someone sexually in a cruel way.
sex appeal
the quality of being attractive to people of the other sex. That actress has sex appeal.
sexual harassment noun
touching someone or demanding to have sex with a person against her/his will, or making sexual remarks about a person.
sexual intercourse
the sexual activity between a man and woman that is necessary for the producing of children.
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sexy

جِنْسِيّ sexy sexet sexy σέξυ sexy seksikäs sexy seksi sexy セクシーな 성적 매력이 있는 sexy sexy seksowny sexy сексуальный sexig ที่ดึงดูดทางเพศ seksi gợi tình 性感的
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