sexed

[ sekst ]

adjective

1. being of a particular sex or having sexual characteristics.
2. characterized by sexuality; having sex appeal.

sexed

/ sɛkst /

adjective

1. in combination having a specified degree of sexuality

   undersexed

2. of, relating to, or having sexual differentiation

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; sex + -ed ³

Example Sentences

According to researchers behind a study of the pendant, published this week in Nature Scientific Reports, the 4.3-centimeter piece of carved graphite is the “earliest-known sexed anthropomorphic representation.”

From Science Magazine

“We won’t really be free ... until we let women and men act their age. And they don’t have to be all sexed out in slinky swimsuits to be attractive.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the contrary, “the expectation that people sexed female at birth would become mothers was forged by a long history that sought to make reproduction into white American women’s primary civic contribution.”

From Washington Post

Documentary makers "sexed up" claims that staff at a secure hospital were ill-treating patients, a court heard.

From BBC

The space and resources dedicated to roosters at animal sanctuaries are often devoted to backyard chickens that were improperly sexed.

From New York Times