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as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
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a sexy voice
a sexy smile
a sexy outfit
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Recent Examples of sexy
According to consumer insight company OnePoll, the original television commercial with Gandy was considered one of the sexiest of all time in a study published in 2008.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
To celebrate the actor's birthday and the release of his newest film, Celine Song's romantic drama Materialists, here are our picks for the sexiest Evans appearances in film through the years.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Credit to the touch of vulnerability goes to Drake’s mushy writing and 40’s groggy production that Wayne makes sexier and more emotional.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
People magazine named him one of the sexiest men that year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
To celebrate the actor's birthday and the release of his newest film, Celine Song's romantic drama Materialists, here are our picks for the sexiest Evans appearances in film through the years.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
Credit to the touch of vulnerability goes to Drake’s mushy writing and 40’s groggy production that Wayne makes sexier and more emotional.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
People magazine named him one of the sexiest men that year.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexy
Adjective
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Lack of charging infrastructure makes used electric vehicles less desirable than gas cars to some car buyers.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Highland Ventures is ready to transform 525 N. Tryon into a more desirable office space after purchasing the building in May for $24 million.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Aubrey Beardsley cribbed the oversized phalluses of his erotic drawings from Japanese shunga prints.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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Her complicated desire for K—erotic in nature, and yet based in a childlike longing for approval—produces an irrecuperable psychic fissure.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Without a hot fastball, even as a tease pitch, the tightrope becomes slimmer.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Ahead of the show, Kardashian arrived in Paris for a fitting, turning heads in a hot pink figure-hugging dress with a plunging halter neckline and cutout detail.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Joined by four extremely sensual dancers, Starr powered through her hits, fully choreographed and vocally impressive.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
4 July 2025
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To preserve two years worth of wartime love letters that are frisky, sensual, imaginative and, above all, honest.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexy. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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