unsexed


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un·sex

 (ŭn-sĕks′)
tr.v. un·sexed, un·sex·ing, un·sex·es
1. To deprive of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.
2. To castrate.
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unsexed

(ʌnˈsɛkst)
adj
1. deprived of sexual attributes
2. (Zoology) not having been identified as male or female
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Adj.1.unsexed - deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
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