Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sextual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sex-tu-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of sexting.

Example Sentences

"Below is a short rundown of a few of the top locations for sextual feelings. It's no surprise why these resources are so popular, but at the same time, the ease of sexting can put us in compromising positions if we're not careful."
"It was the work of the late conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart that helped to expose the sextual shenanigans of Representative Andrew Weiner, […]"
"We have heard tales of couples with awesome sextual chemistry, but no sexual chemistry."

Etymology

Blend of sext + sexual.

Inflected Forms

more sextual (comparative) most sextual (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

sextually

Questions

What does sextual mean?: Of, relating to, or characteristic of sexting.
Where does sextual come from?: Blend of sext + sexual.

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